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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…
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Cops delayed seizing belongings of RG Kar accused by 2 days: CBI
New Delhi: Police delayed seizing the clothes of Sanjay Roy, an accused in the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, for two days though his…
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RG Kar Case: Doctors to continue strike, seek another meet with CM
Kolkata: Junior doctors agitating over RG Kar murder early Wednesday said they will continue their sit-in and not join duty, despite the state appointing Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata Police…
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RG Kar Case: Medics undecided on resuming work; new Kolkata Police chief appointed
Kolkata: The agitating junior doctors are yet to decide on whether to call off their ‘cease work’ and rejoin work, despite the West Bengal government appointing senior IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma…
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SC says CBI status report on Kolkata rape-murder case ‘disturbing’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was disturbed by the findings given in a status report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the rape and murder…
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Kolkata: ED raids 6 locations over RG Kar ‘financial irregularities’
Kolkata: Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers on Tuesday morning started simultaneous raids at six locations in Kolkata, including the residence of a TMC MLA, in connection with their investigation into the alleged financial…
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Accepted 99% of medic’s demands, commissioner to be removed: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday night announced that Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, director of health services and director of medical education would be removed, giving in to…
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RG Kar protests: 30 member junior doctors delegation reaches CM’s residence
Kolkata: A delegation of the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF), which is spearheading the movement against the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College &…
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Fifth and final time: CM Mamata invites protesting doctors for meet
Kolkata: A fresh invitation has gone from Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF) on Monday for discussion with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to resolve the ongoing…
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RG Kar rape-murder: CBI gets 3-day custody of Sandip Ghosh, Abhijit Mondal
Kolkata: A special court on Sunday, September 15 granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) three-day custody of former R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh, and ex-station house officer…
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RG Kar case: Talks fail as junior doctors seek recording, refuses CM’s invitation
Kolkata: In a new twist, the scheduled meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a delegation of the West Bengal Junior Doctor’s Forum (WBJDF), which has been protesting against the…
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Here as didi, not CM: Mamata pays surprise visit to protest site of doctors
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday made a surprise visit to the site where the junior doctors were protesting, and assured them that she would look into their demands…
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RG Kar tragedy: Two held in connection with audio clip threatening attack on docs
Kolkata:The Bidhannagar City Police arrested two persons in connection with an audio clip released by Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday evening regarding an attack on protesting junior doctors with the…
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Prohibitory orders around RG Kar hospital extended till Sept 30
Kolkata: Prohibitory orders around the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in north Kolkata were extended till September 30, an officer said. The orders, which were first imposed on August 18, restrict…
