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Girl’s body found in Bengal, locals torch police outpost
Kolkata: The body of a 10-year-old girl was found in a marshy land in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, October 5 triggering arson by locals at a police outpost…
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Junior doctors start sit-in on key Kolkata road after ‘lathi-charge’ by police
Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors on Friday, October 4 evening began a sit-in on a road in central Kolkata’s Dharmatala area alleging that the police lathi-charged a few of them during a rally…
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Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Thousands march on streets
Kolkata: In continuing protests over the rape and murder of a medic at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital, thousands of people on Tuesday walked a 5-km stretch in the metropolis, shouting slogans and…
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West Bengal junior doctors resume ‘total cease work’
Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal resumed their indefinite “total cease work” on Tuesday to press the state government on various demands, including ensuring their safety and security at all medical…
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Doctors rally for security ahead of RG Kar SC hearing
Kolkata: Junior medics from various government hospitals accompanied by the general public participated in torch rallies across the city on Sunday, September 29 demanding justice for the murdered R G Kar hospital…
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WB: Doctors to resume ‘cease work’ after SC hearing of RG Kar case on Monday
Kolkata: Junior doctors of West Bengal on Saturday night said that they would resume total ‘cease work’ in medical colleges across the state after hearing of the RG Kar case in the…
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China-bound flight diverts to kolkata after Iraqi girl falls ill, later dies
Kolkata: An Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Guangzhou in China made a medical emergency landing at the Kolkata airport after a passenger on board suddenly fell ill, officials said on Thursday.…
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CBI grills RG Kar hospital doctor in rape-murder case
Kolkata: The CBI on Tuesday again questioned a doctor of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital’s forensic department in connection with their ongoing probe into the alleged rape and murder of a…
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Mamata likely to meet officials of medical colleges to review security
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to hold a meeting with the medical superintendent and vice principals (MSVPs) of all state-run medical colleges primarily to review security measures at…
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Rallies held in Bengal to press demand for justice for RG Kar victim
Kolkata; Several rallies were taken out by people and political parties across West Bengal on Sunday to press their demand for justice for a doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered at…
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RG Kar financial scam: CBI unearths major flaws in medicine procurement system
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the financial irregularities in R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata have detected severe flaws in the medicine procurement system of…
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RG Kar incident: Junior docs resume duties partially after 42 days
Kolkata: Junior doctors on Saturday morning rejoined their duties partially at various government-run hospitals in West Bengal after a hiatus of 42 days. They were on ‘cease work’ agitation in protest against…
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WB officials kept informed at every stage about water release: Centre to Mamata on flood
New Delhi: Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, saying the state’s officials were informed at every stage about the release of…
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RG Kar: Junior doctors withdraw 42-day ‘cease work’; thousands rally for justice
Kolkata: Junior doctors protesting the rape-murder of a colleague at RG Kar hospital ended their 42-day ‘cease work’ on Friday, announcing partial resumption of duties in essential services after a march to…
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West Bengal: 40 students ‘expelled’ by state-run medical college
Kolkata: Forty students were “expelled” by the state-run College of Medicine and JNM Hospital in Kalyani for six months for allegedly threatening other pupils, according to an official document. The decision was…
