KOLKATA: Junior doctors protesting at Esplanade in Kolkata went on an indefinite hunger strike from Saturday evening after expiry of the 24-hour deadline they had set for Bengal govt to meet their 10-point demands, reports Sumati Yengkhom.Six junior doctors, including three women PGTs, from Medical College Hospital, SSKM, NRS Medical College and other institutes began…
The controversy surrounding RG Kar Medical College rape-murder of a 31-year-old doctor continues to escalate. Recently, the West Bengal government transferred some top officials from the institute, including the principal and vice-principal, following demands from students for their removal after the tragic event. On August 21, Professor Manas Kumar Bandyopadhyay, the former principal of Barasat…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly is joining protests in Kolkata to support junior resident doctors demanding justice for a postgraduate trainee doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a case that has sparked widespread outrage. According to reports, Ganguly plans to participate in the protests…
