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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.

Kolkata doctor rape and murder: IMA suspends former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh

Aug 28, 2024, at 11:53 pm

The Indian Medical Association on Wednesday announced it has suspended the membership of former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Principal Sandhip Ghosh amid nationwide ongoing protests over the rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor in the state-run medical facility in Kolkata, media reports said.

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.

Bengal bandh: Suvendu Adhikari claims gunshot fired at BJP leader in Bhatpara

Aug 28, 2024, at 05:02 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has claimed one of his colleagues from the Bharatiya Janata Party was targeted by a Trinamool Congress worker in trouble-ridden Bhatpara in the early hours of a 12-hour state-wide bandh called by his outfit on Wednesday.

RG Kar protest: Students' Nabanna march turns violent as police-protesters fight pitched battles; over 200 held

Aug 28, 2024, at 03:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A protest march to West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna against the RG Kar rape-murder of a trainee doctor turned Kolkata into a battleground on Tuesday as police and mobs of students and demonstrators faced off at multiple locations en route to the administrative building in Howrah that houses the office of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

RG Kar protests: Junior doctors call massive rally in Kolkata tomorrow

Aug 27, 2024, at 07:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Junior doctors have called a massive rally in Kolkata on Wednesday in protest against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Nursing trainee allegedly raped by auto-rickshaw driver in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri

Aug 27, 2024, at 06:26 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Amid the nationwide outrage over the RG Kar case, a nursing trainee has been allegedly raped by an auto-rickshaw driver in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, media reports said.

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.

Bengali writer Parimal Dey to return Banga Ratna honour in protest against RG Kar incident

Aug 26, 2024, at 07:14 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali writer-teacher Parimal Dey has said he will return the Banga Ratna Award, an honour conferred on him by the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal in 2019, as a protest against the rape-murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

'Bahut kuch hai': CBI on evidences in corruption case against ex-RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh

Aug 26, 2024, at 05:45 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid people's cry for justice in the RG Kar incident, the Central Bureau of Investigation has claimed a lot of evidences are available against the medical college's former principal, Dr. Sandip Ghosh whose role came under the scanner following the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor.

Kolkata Doctor Rape and Murder: CBI to investigate corruption case against former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh

Aug 24, 2024, at 11:44 pm

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday took up the probe into the corruption charges against former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Principal Sandip Ghosh, who has been making the headlines ever since the body of the PG trainee doctor was recovered from the state-run medical facility.

Amid RG Kar protests, actress Payel Mukherjee 'attacked' by biker in Kolkata

Aug 24, 2024, at 06:07 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the sea of city-wide ongoing protests against the RG Kar incident, Bengali actress Payel Mukherjee on Friday said she was allegedly attacked by a bike-borne miscreant in Kolkata's posh area Southern Avenue while she was driving.

RG Kar rape-murder: CCTV footage shows arrested civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy with earphones at crime scene

Aug 24, 2024, at 05:31 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy, who has been arrested in connection with the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was spotted at the crime scene on CCTV, media reports said.

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.

RG Kar rape-murder: Delhi's AIIMS doctors to resume work after Supreme Court's appeal

Aug 22, 2024, at 11:29 pm

New Delhi: Resident doctors at Delhi's AIIMS hospital have ended their strike and protests following the rape and murder of a colleague at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital earlier this month, media reports said.

RG Kar rape-murder: Supreme Court asks protesters to resume work, bars Mamata govt from stopping peaceful protests

Aug 22, 2024, at 09:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the junior doctors, who are protesting against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor, to resume work ensuring no coercive action will be allowed to be taken against them, media reports said.

Why was the crime scene not secured? Supreme Court's tough question for Bengal govt in RG Kar case

Aug 22, 2024, at 08:10 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the West Bengal government over why the crime scene at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered, was not secured, media reports said.

RG Kar: Haven't seen a case like this in 30 years, Bengal not following criminal procedure code, says Supreme Court

Aug 22, 2024, at 07:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the West Bengal government is not following the criminal procedure code while hearing on the case pertaining to the brutal rape and murder of the 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Poor people cannot be left in lurch: Supreme Court urges doctors protesting against RG Kar case to resume work

Aug 22, 2024, at 07:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday urged the junior doctors, who are protesting across West Bengal demanding justice for the 31-year-old post-graduate medical student's brutal rape and murder, to resume their duties, media reports said.

We need strong laws, severest punishments, not empty promises: Abhishek Banerjee amid demand for justice in RG Kar case

Aug 22, 2024, at 06:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee, who has remained mum over his party facing massive backlash related to the RG Kar rape-murder case, on Thursday spoke in favour of strict laws, speedy trials and strict punishments in rape cases that he pointed out have been on rise across India.

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Bengal govt accepts list of students' demands, cancels Sandip Ghosh's appointment

Aug 22, 2024, at 04:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Wednesday introduced changes in the top administrative posts of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where junior doctors are on ceasework protesting against the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate medical student.

RG Kar case: Ex-principal Sandip Ghosh used to sell unclaimed dead bodies, claims former staffer

Aug 21, 2024, at 07:48 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered, used to sell unclaimed dead bodies, claimed his ex-colleague.

Central force deployed at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital as per Supreme Court order

Aug 21, 2024, at 05:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Wednesday took over the security of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old junior doctor was raped and murdered, following the Supreme Court order.

Sourav Ganguly to hit streets demanding justice for RG Kar victim days after calling doctor's rape-murder 'stray incident'

Aug 21, 2024, at 05:42 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricket captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly, who is facing massive criticisms for calling the RG Kar rape-murder a "stray incident" and an "accident", will hit the streets demanding justice for the victim on Wednesday.

Power of Bengal govt should not be unleashed on anti-RG Kar rape-murder protesters: Supreme Court

Aug 20, 2024, at 08:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the power of West Bengal government should not be unleashed on people, who are protesting against the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.