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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…
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RG Kar hospital financial ‘irregularities’: ED conducts raids in Kolkata
Kolkata: Sleuths of the ED on Thursday morning started search operations at the residences and offices of persons “close” to the arrested former principal of RG Kar hospital, Sandip Ghosh, in connection…
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CBI team reaches Presidency Jail to question RG Kar case accused Sanjay Roy
Kolkata: A team of CBI officers reached the Presidency Jail here on Wednesday afternoon to interrogate Sanjay Roy, the sole accused arrested for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at…
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Kolkata medic rape-murder: Govt invites agitating doctors for talks
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Wednesday invited agitating junior doctors for talks on the ongoing impasse arising out of the alleged raped and murder of a woman medic. Following a mail…
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RG Kar case: Sit-in protest by junior doctors continues
Kolkata: The protest by the representatives of the medical fraternity in front of Swastha Bhavan, the state health department headquarters, over the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape-murder case, continued on…
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Kolkata rape: Despite SC deadline, jr docs vow to continue protest in Bengal
Kolkata: Unnerved by the deadline set by the Supreme Court to join duty by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G.…
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Police tried to destroy evidence since beginning: RG Kar hospital victim’s parents
Kolkata: The parents of the woman junior doctor of R.G Kar Medical College and Hospital on Sunday accused Kolkata Police of attempting to destroy evidence since the beginning of the case. “The…
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RG kar case: Thousands expected on streets to ‘Reclaim the Night’ as protest
Kolkata: Thousands of people were expected to hit the streets of West Bengal on Sunday as various demonstrations, including another ‘Reclaim the Night’ protest, were scheduled to be held seeking justice for…
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RG Kar rape case: Sanjay Roy’s judicial custody extended by another 14 days
Kolkata: A special court in Kolkata on Friday extended by another 14 days the judicial custody of Sanjay Roy, the sole arrested accused in the rape and murder of a junior doctor…
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Kolkata doc rape-murder: TMC, victim’s family differ over police cover-up
Kolkata: The TMC on Thursday refuted accusations of a police cover-up by the parents of the woman doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered, insisting that a newly surfaced video contradicts their…
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Kolkata’s rape-murder: Centre moves SC, alleges non-cooperation by WB govt
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court alleging “unpardonable” non-cooperation by the West Bengal government in providing logistical support to the CISF, tasked with providing security at the RG…
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Protesting junior doctors meet Kolkata Police Commissioner, demand his resignation
Kolkata: Junior doctors and medical students on Tuesday evening withdrew their demonstration from outside the Kolkata Police headquarters after a 22-member delegation representing the fraternity met Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal and handed…
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Mamata govt to table bill seeking death penalty for rape convicts in Assembly
Kolkata: The West Bengal Government will on Tuesday move the ‘Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill’ on the floor of the Assembly to seek the death penalty for…
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Doctor’s rape-murder: Night-long sit-in held in Kolkata
Kolkata: Participants of a mega rally, including prominent film personalities and rights activists, held a night-long sit-in here till 4 am on Monday, demanding justice for a doctor who was allegedly raped…
