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Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Thousands march on streets
Kolkata: In continuing protests over the rape and murder of a medic at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital, thousands of people on Tuesday walked a 5-km stretch in the metropolis, shouting slogans and…
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Ahead of festive season, vegetable prices soar in Kolkata retail markets
Kolkata: The flood situation in West Bengal has pushed vegetable prices in the retail markets in Kolkata to skyrocket just before the forthcoming prolonged festive season in the state, starting with Durga…
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China-bound flight diverts to kolkata after Iraqi girl falls ill, later dies
Kolkata: An Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Guangzhou in China made a medical emergency landing at the Kolkata airport after a passenger on board suddenly fell ill, officials said on Thursday.…
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Kolkata doctor rape-murder: SC to hear suo motu plea on October 1
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on October 1 a case it has initiated on its own following the rape and murder of a resident doctor at…
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RG Kar incident: Junior docs resume duties partially after 42 days
Kolkata: Junior doctors on Saturday morning rejoined their duties partially at various government-run hospitals in West Bengal after a hiatus of 42 days. They were on ‘cease work’ agitation in protest against…
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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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Kolkata rape-murder: SC junks plea seeking resignation of WB CM Mamata Banerjee
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a plea seeking the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the wake of the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic…
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SC commences hearing on plea related to rape-murder case of doctor in Kolkata
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced hearing a suo motu case related to the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in…
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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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Two-hour meeting between medics, CM ends; both sides work to finalise minutes
Kolkata: The first round of talks between the West Bengal government and the agitating junior doctors at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence on Monday evening to address the RG Kar impasse concluded…
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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 probe: Flaws in case diary made CBI doubt Kolkata cop
Kolkata: Some serious flaws in the case diary of Kolkata Police, which handled the initial investigation into the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College &…
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Kolkata rape-murder case: CBI arrests ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested Abhijit Mondal, the former officer-in-charge of the Tala Police Station, under whose jurisdiction R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital comes, in connection…
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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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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…
