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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…
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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…
