‘Has role of Sandip Ghosh entirely been probed?’: Medics question CBI, announce slew of protests in RG Kar case | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Kolkata medics on Friday announced a series of demonstrations across the state after expressing dissatisfaction over the pace of investigation in the RG Kar rape-and-murder case. The doctors questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) whether the role of arrested suspects, including former (RG Kar hospital) principal Sandip Ghosh had been entirely investigated….

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RG Kar case: Doctors call off strike after meeting with CM Mamata Banerjee | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The agitating doctors decided to call off their ‘fast-unto-death’ strike after 16 days after meeting with the Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday. The meeting which was live streamed, lasted for more than two hours and witnessed discussions on several demands of the protesting doctors in RG Kar rape and murder case,…

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‘Give me 3-4 months … don’t differ with your demands’: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urges junior docs to end fast unto death | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged the junior doctors on Saturday to withdraw their fast unto death. She asserted that everyone has the right to protest but it should not affect healthcare services. Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee interacted with the agitating doctors over the phone when state chief secretary Manoj Pant and…

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RG Kar case: Protesting junior doctors submit memorandum to West Bengal Governor | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague at RG Kar Hospital marched to Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Monday, where they submitted a memorandum to Governor CV Ananda Bose. A delegation of five junior doctors, including Mostafi Ahmed, Debashish Halder, and Satyadip Sarkar, had a meeting with the governor.“We met…

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‘Solidly behind them’: IMA chief meets junior doctors observing fast-unto-death for justice in RG Kar case | India News – Times of India

Dr RV Asokan, president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), met junior doctors observing fast-unto-death in Kolkata on Friday.After the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on August 9, junior doctors began a “cease work” protest. On September 21, after 42 days, they concluded their strike after being assured…

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Kolkata police halts junior doctors’ ‘Abhaya Parikrama’ rally at Durga puja pandals | India News – Times of India

Kolkata police halts junior doctors’ ‘Abhaya Parikrama’ rally from visiting Durga puja pandals Kolkata police halted junior doctors‘ ‘Abhaya Parikrama‘ rally at major pandals during the Durga Puja, the biggest festival in the state where people have already started hitting the streets for pandal hopping. The junior doctors have planned a “Abhaya Parikrama” rally in…

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50 senior doctors of RG Kar hospital resign in support of junior doctors’ ‘fast-unto-death’ protest | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: 50 Senior faculty members of RG Kar Medical College on Tuesday tendered resignations in support of the protesting junior doctors.The decision to resign en masse was taken at a meeting of the heads of various departments of the state-run hospital on Tuesday morning, they said.“This has been decided at today’s meeting of the…

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Doctors, students barred from RG Kar for threats, extortion | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: From physical and mental torture, forceful collection of unaccounted for money, threats to fail examinations and sexual misconduct – a section of junior doctors and students had converted the RG Kar Medical College campus into their fiefdom in the past few years. The special college council has now pronounced stringent punishment against 59 perpetrators…

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RG Kar case: Doctors accuse WB govt of ‘intimidation tactics’ and blocking essential supplies to obstruct hunger strike | India News – Times of India

The sit-in site of junior doctors protesting against the alleged rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital and the alleged police action against a few of them, in Kolkata. (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Junior doctors in West Bengal, currently engaged in an indefinite hunger strike, have accused the authorities of…

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