Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
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
Nobody can intimidate India, nor threaten us: Opposition to PM
In fight against Covid-19, Indians have a first right over life saving drug hydroxychloroquine!
Muslims in Assam fear they may have to bear the brunt of Tablighi Jamaat’s mistake
Names and other personal information of attendees becomes public, roads being blocked to “keep the Muslims and Coronavirus” away
Shortage of PPEs, asymptomatic patients putting healthcare staff at risk?
At least 50 healthcare staff in India have been infected with the Covid-19 infection
K’taka Kerala stalemate ends, passage of non-COVID emergency cases allowed
This agreement between the two states comes with conditions that need to be fulfilled in “emergency” cases, like getting doctor’s certificate saying patients is not COVID positive
Job losses mount, recession looms as India battles Covid-19
Contractual staff and daily wagers most hit by the 21—day lockdown
Non-profits extend helping hand to poor people during Covid-19 lockdown
With the imposition of the 21-day lockdown to prevent the deadly Coronavirus from spreading, rural masses, migrant labourers and daily wage earners are facing huge problems in accessing food.
More males affected than females; people of 21-30 years of age suffer more from Covid-19: MEDD report
The Medical Education and Drugs Department (MEDD) issues weekly reports about the details of Covid-19 cases in India
Essential commodity and fuel prices fluctuate amid Covid-19 lockdown
While LPG prices reduce, fuel and grocery prices shoot up
ICMR revises Covid-19 testing protocol
Rapid antibody blood tests in hotspots; trends show 21-40 age-group most affected
Lockdown impact: Father of three allegedly commits suicide in Assam
35-year-old daily wager took extreme step after being forced to watch his children starve for three days
Trending
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
India
UP voter lists: Software manipulates Voter’s names, Pilibhit investigation finds 10,470 irregular entries
Software “translated” a voter Ramhit Yadav’s name into “Ram ne Yadav ko maara” in UP’s Legislative Council rolls! Separately, an inquiry found 10,470 irregular Pilibhit entries, while reports of duplicate IDs and deletion forms without reasons raise questions about scrutiny during and after SIR
Rights
People take to the streets to defend the right to vote and protest against SIR
From Delhi to Bengaluru and Mumbai, farmers, workers, students, women’s groups and citizens’ organisations came together on October 23 to demand the scrapping of the SIR of electoral rolls and the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Rule of Law
Bombay High Court orders ₹5 lakh compensation for man illegally arrested, slams police-developer collusion
Court finds arrest arbitrary and mala fide, flags manipulation of police records and orders action against officers; judicial officers who authorised remand to face administrative scrutiny
India
SKM calls for scrapping SIR, removal of Gyanesh Kumar and restoration of voting rights
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) sent a memorandum to the President demanding restoration of voting rights for 13.41 crore citizens, electoral reforms and action over alleged police violence against students, women journalists and protesters
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Dalit Class XI student dies by suicide after alleged casteist harassment in Coimbatore School
Family had reportedly complained to school management about caste-based taunts over food choices; headmaster, teacher and two students booked
India
Bikaner House censors 75 photographs of Delhi protests from Raihan Vadra’s exhibition, leaving empty walls behind
The photographs documenting youth-led protests were removed hours before the exhibition opened, with the venue reportedly threatening cancellation
Rights
CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka released on ₹50,000 bonds, undertake not to call protests at Jantar Mantar
Special Executive Magistrate rejects Delhi Police plea for three more days of custody after Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka submit written undertakings to maintain peace; preventive proceedings to continue