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RG Kar rape-murder: Junior doctors continue ceasework snubbing Mamata Banerjee's appeal

Aug 29, 2024, at 04:34 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The junior doctors of West Bengal have continued with their ceasework against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate medical student at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, snubbing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to resume work.

Bengal junior doctors reject Mamata Banerjee's appeal to resume work, says CM's words seemed like 'passive threat'

Aug 29, 2024, at 03:58 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The agitating junior doctors in West Bengal, who have been on ceasework for 20 days to protest against the brutal rape and murder of a fellow medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Wednesday rejected Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to join duty.

'How dare you threaten Assam?' Himanta Biswa Sarma slams Mamata Banerjee on her 'burn' remark

Aug 29, 2024, at 03:11 am

Guwahati/Kolkata/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday lambasted his Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee after she mentioned the neighbouring state as she compared the protests in Kolkata to the Bangladesh crisis.

Counter people who defame Bengal in a manner it is required: Mamata's message for TMC leaders draws BJP ire

Aug 28, 2024, at 10:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday instructed her party cadres and leaders to respond befittingly though she urged them to be non-violent, slamming the Nabanna march which was carried out by students under the banner of 'Chhatra Samaj' demanding justice for the RG Kar victim and her resignation.

You are bound to do it: Mamata Banerjee's social media diktat for TMC leaders 'to counter fake videos'

Aug 28, 2024, at 09:47 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday directed Trinamool Congress functionaries to join or be active on social media "to counter fake videos" amid the massive public ire her administration is facing over the handling of the RG Kar rape-murder case.

RG Kar: 'I don't want to take action,' says Mamata Banerjee urging protesting junior doctors to resume work

Aug 28, 2024, at 09:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday requested junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim, to rejoin their duties.

Mamata Banerjee demands justice in RG Kar case, slams CBI for no progress in probe

Aug 28, 2024, at 07:50 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday lashed out at the Central Bureau of Investigation for no tangible action in the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

BJP wants to dilute justice for RG Kar demand: Mamata Banerjee on Bengal bandh

Aug 28, 2024, at 07:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called a 12-hour state-wide bandh to divert people's attention from the demand for justice in the RG Kar rape-murder case.

Amid public fury, Mamata Banerjee dedicates mega TMC event to RG Kar rape-murder victim

Aug 28, 2024, at 05:35 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has dedicated a mega event of her party Trinamool Congress to the 31-year-old trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital amid the public outrage over the incident and massive anger against the state administration over its handling of the case.

RG Kar protest: Mamata Banerjee's office Nabanna turns fortress with heightened security as students plan massive march

Aug 27, 2024, at 05:26 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Security has been tightened across West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's office Nabanna where students under the banner 'Chhatra Samaj' have planned to reach in a rally on Tuesday afternoon protesting against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

'Fast track courts, exemplary punishments': Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi on rising rape cases in India

Aug 23, 2024, at 05:37 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid massive protests over the RG Kar rape and murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that it's "horrifying to see 90 rapes occurring daily across the country".

RG Kar rape-murder: West Bengal BJP leads massive protest march to Swasthya Bhawan

Aug 22, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Kolkata: The West Bengal BJP unit led a protest march on Thursday in the eastern outskirts of the city, demanding justice for the lady doctor, who was brutally raped and murdered at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this month.

Why was the delay in filing FIR? Supreme Court raps Mamata govt over RG Kar rape-murder

Aug 20, 2024, at 06:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily upon the West Bengal government, which is at the receiving end of the public anger, over the 31-year-old lady trainee doctor's rape and murder at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital questioning the delay in filing of the First Information Report and inaction against the controversial ex-principal of the college.

Harbhajan Singh writes to Bengal Guv Bose, CM Mamata Banerjee over RG Kar rape-murder probe

Aug 19, 2024, at 07:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Indian cricketer and Aam Aadmi Party MP Harbhajan Singh has written an open letter to West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing "deep anguish" over the delay in the delivery of justice for the victim in the RG Kar rape-murder case.

RG Kar rape-murder: 1 arrested for sharing victim's photo on social media, issuing life threat to Mamata Banerjee

Aug 19, 2024, at 06:51 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: One person has been arrested for sharing the picture of the 31-year-old post-graduate medical student who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and for issuing threat to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, media reports said.

No faith in Mamata Banerjee: RG Kar rape-murder victim's father amid CBI probe

Aug 19, 2024, at 05:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the ongoing CBI investigation into the rape and murder of post-graduate medical student of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the victim's father said the family has no faith in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is at the receiving end of massive public anger over the crime that has sent shockwaves across the country and raised doubts over women's security at work space in the state.

'Mamata Banerjee trying to divert attention, should resign': Nirbhaya's mother on RG Kar rape-murder

Aug 18, 2024, at 07:43 pm

New Delhi: Asha Devi, the mother of 2012 Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya, has called for the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she “failed” to handle the situation following mass protests triggered by the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata

RG Kar case: Victim's parents gave CBI names of interns, doctors suspected to be involved in crime, says report

Aug 17, 2024, at 06:12 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The parents of the trainee doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital informed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that several interns and physicians from the organisation may be involved in the crime, an officer was quoted as saying in media reports on Friday.

RG Kar rape and murder: Mamata Banerjee leads protest march in Kolkata, blames BJP-CPI-M for hospital vandalisation

Aug 16, 2024, at 11:51 pm

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday led a protest march in Kolkata to demand justice for the PG trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in a state-run hospital last week.

RG Kar rape-murder victim's father rejects Mamata Banerjee's Rs. 10 lakh compensation offer

Aug 16, 2024, at 07:31 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The father of the 31-year-old lady trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has turned down West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's offer of compensation worth Rs. 10 lakh.

RG Kar rape-murder: 12-hour Bengal bandh today, BJP's march to CM's house, Mamata Banerjee to hit streets

Aug 16, 2024, at 04:56 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The political rallies and protests are set to take the centre stage of West Bengal on Friday with the SUCI's 12-hour state-wide bandh against the vandalism, which was carried out by miscreants at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday late night.

CBI summons 5 doctors for questioning in RG Kar rape-murder case

Aug 16, 2024, at 06:27 am

Kolkata/New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation's Kolkata office summoned five doctors and hospital staff for questioning in the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case.

RG Kar crime scene not compromised during mob rampage last night, don't spread rumours: Kolkata Police

Aug 16, 2024, at 04:15 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The crime scene in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered last week, was not compromised during last night's mob violence, the city police have said. 

'This is a pivotal moment': Key doctors' body resumes strike 2 days after calling it off

Aug 16, 2024, at 02:09 am

New Delhi/IBNS:  The vandalism at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered last week, has prompted a key doctors' body to resume its strike with "renewed resolve" just two days after it decided to call it off.

Mamata Banerjee blames Opposition for RG Kar vandalism, says protesting students not involved

Aug 16, 2024, at 12:57 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday blamed the DYFI and Bharatiya Janata Party for the vandalism which was carried out by miscreants at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last night.

'Shaken, head hung in shame over what happened in West Bengal': Bengali diaspora in Canada demand justice for RG Kar victim

Aug 15, 2024, at 11:55 pm

Toronto/Canada: Amid widespread outrage over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, calls for justice have also emerged from as far as Toronto, Canada.

9 arrested in Kolkata’s RG Kar vandalism during protests over trainee doctor's rape and murder

Aug 15, 2024, at 10:35 pm

Kolkata: Nine people were arrested after a mob vandalized Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital early Thursday morning during a protest against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor on the premises last Friday, media reports said.

Opposition trying Bangladesh-like protests to capture power in Bengal: Mamata on RG Kar rape-murder agitation

Aug 15, 2024, at 03:40 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid massive criticism and nationwide protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the state police will assist the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in all manners to ensure the highest punishment for the perpetrators but was quick to slam the opposition parties for 'indulging in vulture politics.'

'Mamata Banerjee ordered Chicken Biryani': Suvendu Adhikari furious over Kanyashree Day celebrations amid RG Kar shock

Aug 14, 2024, at 05:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is the primary opposition force in the state, has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

'Take immediate and strict action': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to Bengal govt on RG Kar rape-murder case

Aug 12, 2024, at 11:08 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has appealed to the West Bengal government for swift action in the alleged rape and murder of 31-year-old medical student at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

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