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Healthcare in Karnataka: Is a Health Bill the Need of the Hour?
The Karnataka Janaarogya Chaluvali (Karnataka People’s Health Movement/Struggle) has written a strong critique of the draft Karnataka Right to Health and Emergency Medical Services Bill 2025, questioning its rationale and orientation; the critique points how this draft has been mostly borrowed from the Rajasthan Right to Health Act (2022). Besides, says KJC, while some activists in Karnataka have been clamoring for a replication of the Rajasthan Right to Health Act, this demand has been made without investing too much thought into whether this is what Karnataka requires
Are passengers travelling on Shramik trains & Special AC trains guinea pigs to test new travel protocols?
The Indian railways, will continue ‘shramik special trains’ to transport migrant workers, and a separate set of air conditioned special trains to transport regular passengers but have cancelled all other tickets booked till June 30th.
Maha govt to release half of its prisoners, as more than 180 COVID cases emerge in Arthur road
This decision was made by the high powered committee which was set up under the SC directive
“We must all plan for the new world reality”: PM to address the nation at 8pm today
According to the government’s own data in the last 24 hours, 3,604 new COVID19 cases have been confirmed and 87 people have died of the disease.
ST buses pick up 21,714 stranded migrants from highways: M’tra
Even as horror stories, photos and videos, of disillusioned migrants taking to the highways and clambering on hired trucks and lorries to escape the big city’ were being circulated, between 9 and 11 May, 1,169 buses of the Maharashtra State Transport (ST)ferried 21,714 migrants, of which, 11,866 were ferried by 530 buses on Monday alone
Lock down exit strategy-Hype versus reality: Is the Government caught in a chakravyuh of its own making?
It was a knee jerk reaction by the ruling...
Will the coronavirus be put on fast track when the special passenger trains start running?
If taking a rail journey was this simple even in the times of Covid-19, why are the state border sealed, public commute banned, and migrant workers still walking home?
Cops want to question the messenger, not answer questions raised?
Delhi Police summons Indian Express journalist for reporting on allegedly doctored audio clip of Tablighi Jamaat chief Saad
Punjab District releases names and addresses of 1094 people in quarantine
In a shocking breach of privacy, the Sahibzada Ajit...
Front Line defenders criticizes repression of dissent and arrest of student activists
Even in the lockdown, the police has been on a spree, arresting student activists and other human rights leaders associated with the anti-CAA protests
New political and economic models needed
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