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Junior doctors’ fast-unto-death enters 9th day, Bengal govt calls emergency meeting
Kolkata: The ‘fast-unto-death’ of junior doctors of West Bengal to press for their demands following the RG Kar rape-murder incident entered the ninth day on Sunday, as people also held “symbolic fast”…
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Bengal health department orders probe into ‘Unfit’ medical kits supplied to RG Kar
Kolkata: The West Bengal Health Department has ordered a probe based on complaints regarding the supply of “unfit” medical kits to the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata where…
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Kolkata: Citizens urge Bengal CM and CS to fulfill demands of protesting doctors
Kolkata: A group of 75 acclaimed personalities from different walks of life on Wednesday, October 9 sent an email to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and chief secretary Manoj Pant, requesting…
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Explosion in West Bengal coal mine kills seven, several injured
Kolkata: At least seven miners were killed and seven others injured in a severe blast at a coal mine, owned by a private entity, at Khayrasole in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on…
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West Bengal: Woman civic volunteer ‘molested’ by SI in police station
Kolkata: A woman civic volunteer of Kolkata Police alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a sub-inspector inside the Park Street Police Station in the city following which a departmental inquiry was…
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Mamata demands death penalty for Kultuli case culprits under POCSO act
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed the police to register the alleged rape-murder case of a 10-year-old girl in South 24 Parganas district under the POCSO Act, and…
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Bengal’s junior doctors hold meeting to decide future course of action
Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal went into a huddle late on Thursday to decide their future course of action after a section of senior medics urged them to reconsider their…
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Mamata elated after ‘Bangla’ accorded classical status
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday evening expressed pleasure after Bangla (Bengali) was accorded the status of classical language by the Union government. “Most happy to share that Bengali/…
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Kolkata: FIR filed after protesters chant ‘Kashmir mange azadi’ at RG Kar protest
The Kolkata police lodged an FIR after a video surfaced on social media platforms in which protesters at a rally were heard chanting ‘provocative’ slogans such as “Kashmir Mange Azadi” (Kashmir wants…
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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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Flood situation alarming in north Bengal, Centre not extending help: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the flood situation in the northern districts as “alarming” and claimed that the state is deprived of central assistance to deal with…
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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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Mamata announces structure of new patients’ welfare committees for medical college
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday evening, announced the new structure of the patients’ welfare committees in all medical colleges & hospitals in the state which are created after…
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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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Not receiving funds under PMAY for last three years, says Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, accused the Centre of not releasing funds under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to the state government for the last three years.…