Oct 11, 2024, at 06:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: One of the agitating junior doctors "fasting unto death" was on Thursday night taken to RG Kar Hospital's Intensive Care Unit after he fell sick at the site of the hunger strike at Kolkata's downtown Esplanade.
Kolkata witnesses massive rally in demand of justice for RG Kar victim on eve of Mahalaya
Oct 02, 2024, at 06:47 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Even as the festive season of Durga Puja is knocking on the doors, the cry for justice for the junior doctor, who was brutally raped and murdered in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, is far from dying down. Kolkata stood witness to another round of mega protests in demand for justice on Tuesday, which marks the eve of Mahalaya, an auspicious day for the Bengali community.
Sep 20, 2024, at 04:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The agitating junior doctors Thursday announced to call off their strike Friday after 41 days of protest over the gruesome rape and murder of a PGT in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and announced that the medics would "partially" return to work from Saturday, especially at the essential services department given the flood situation in Bengal.
Calcutta HC grants bail to DYFI leader Kalatan Dasgupta in junior doctor audio clip case
Sep 20, 2024, at 03:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) leader Kalatan Dasgupta, who was arrested over an audio clip, brought to the fore by Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh alleging a conspiracy to attack the junior doctors protesting against the ruling regime and the police over the RG Kar rape and murder.
Sep 19, 2024, at 07:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The marathon second round of talks between agitating junior doctors and the Bengal government officials failed to see any resolution to the ongoing impasse with the medics stating they would continue their ceasework as no written assurance was provided to them on their demands regarding safety at the hospital.
Sep 14, 2024, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after much-anticipated talks with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee failed to take place, protesting junior doctors have now written to the President of India and the Prime Minister, requesting them to intervene and end the impasse.
RG Kar case: Bengal govt shoots email to junior doctors for talks, protesters say 'insulting to us'
Sep 11, 2024, at 04:06 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bengal government has written to the junior doctors, who are protesting against the rape and murder of a colleague at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, inviting them to participate in a discussion.
'Kolkata Police offered us money,' RG Kar victim's father alleges joining massive night vigil
Sep 05, 2024, at 05:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The family members of the Kolkata junior doctor brutally raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Wednesday joined the massive protest and have raised serious charges against the Kolkata Police questioning why the body was cremated in such a hurry despite the sensitivity of the case.
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.
Delhi junior doctors to continue stir over college allotments despite assurances by Health Minister
Dec 29, 2021, at 04:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Junior doctors in Delhi, who are protesting against the delay in college allotments after the NEET postgraduate exam, on Tuesday said they will continue their agitation despite assurances from Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya a day after their face-off with the police.
Junior doctors' protest at NRS enters sixth day
Jun 16, 2019, at 01:28 pm
Kolkata, Jun 16 (IBNS): The protest strike by the junior doctors at the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) in Kolkata entered its sixth day on Sunday as the protesters decided in a late night meeting on Saturday that they would not meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at state secretariat Nabanna.