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43 Bangladeshi passports seized along Indo-Bangladesh border: BSF
Kolkata: Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday said that they have seized 43 Bangladeshi passports and six police clearance certificates while they were being smuggled to Bangladesh along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB)…
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West Bengal Medical Council issues show cause notice to Sandip Ghosh
Kolkata: The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) on Saturday issued a show cause notice to the former principal of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, Sandip Ghosh. Sources said that if Ghosh…
- India
Bengal health dept suspends two doctors close to ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh
Kolkata: The Health Department of West Bengal government on Thursday suspended two doctors known to be close confidants of controversial former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, who…
- India
Bengal health department acts tough against Sandip Ghosh’s confidants
Kolkata: After suspending the former and controversial Principal of R.G. Kar Medical College Sandip Ghosh on Tuesday, the West Bengal health department seems to have started acting tough on his close confidants,…
- India
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…
- India
Mamata can’t hide her criminal intent behind new anti-rape Bill: Malviya
New Delhi: After the West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, with a voice vote on Tuesday, the BJP expressed its scepticism…
- India
RG Kar issue: Orthopedic Association terminates membership of Sandip Ghosh
Kolkata: A prominent doctor’s body, the West Bengal Orthopedic Association (WBOA), on Tuesday, terminated the membership of Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. Ghosh was arrested…
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RG Kar vase: West Bengal BJP MLAs protest to mention victim in obituary
Kolkata: BJP MLAs led by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Monday staged a silent protest march within the premises of the Bengal Assembly after Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay refused to include the…
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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…
- India
Hospital laboratory staff molests minor patient in Bengal’s Howrah, arrested
Kolkata: A contractual laboratory technician in West Bengal’s Howrah District Hospital was arrested by police for allegedly molesting a minor patient within the hospital premises, said officials here on Sunday. The incident…
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Doctor’s rape-murder: Multiple protest rallies, demonstrations planned in Bengal for Sunday
Kolkata: Numerous rallies and demonstrations are scheduled to be held in Kolkata on Sunday, demanding justice for the trainee doctor who was allegedly raped and killed at the RG Kar hospital here…
- India
Mamata writes to PM again, seeks stringent central legislation in rape and murder cases
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reiterating her request for stringent central legislation and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes like rape and murder.…
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In pics: RG Kar tragedy ignites public fury in Kolkata
Kolkata: West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury with party activists during a protest rally against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College…
- India
Bengal govt will amend existing laws to ensure death penalty to rapists: Mamata
Kolkata: Asserting that her government has zero tolerance to incidents of rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state…
- India
BJP’s 12-hour shutdown partially affects life in West Bengal
Kolkata: Daily life was partially affected in West Bengal on Wednesday due to a 12-hour shutdown called by the BJP, protesting the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state…