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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
Kerala HC leads the way, only inevitable arrests to be made in the state
The court made it clear though that police are at liberty to act in respect of heinous crimes
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Reports of shortages of essential equipment from all over the country have surfaced showing the vulnerability of the country in battling the pandemic
Working People’s Charter demands provisions for the informal sector to fight Covid-19
The group has written to the PM and the Finance Minister asking them to create a Rs.50k crore emergency workers welfare fund
West Bengal announces “one-time assistance” of Rs. 1,000 for informal workers hit by Covid-19
The scheme is set to cover at least 60 lakh workers from the unorganized sector
Covid-19 forces RSS to shut shakhas, practice social distancing
The organization says its relief efforts are on, but it is following all safety norms laid down by the Centre
Covid-19 update: India begins 21 day lockdown; Covid-19 cases surge to 606
Till date, 43 people have been cured of the infection and the death toll has touched 11
Chaos caused by sudden lockdown, Delhi Minorities Commission writes to Police:NCR
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Delhi govt to penalise landlords forcibly evicting healthcare personnel from their homes
The government is terming it as “obstruction of public servant in discharging their duty”
Covid-19 update: Positive cases cross 500, 11 deaths in the country so far
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