NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government, led by chief minister Mamata Banerjee, has extended another invitation to the protesting junior doctors in an effort to resolve the impasse between the medical professionals and the state administration.The doctors have been asked to attend a meeting at the chief minister’s residence in Kalighat at 5pm. In an…
NEW DELHI: A local court in Kolkata on Sunday remanded former RG Kar hospital principal Sandip Ghosh and Tala police station officer-in-charge Abhijit Mondal to CBI custody until September 17. The central agency had produced both individuals before the court in connection to the rape and murder of a doctor at the state-run hospital.“We have…
NEW DELHI: Meeting between West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and protesting junior doctors failed to take place at the last moment as deadlock between the live telecast and video recording continued.The impasse, which almost seemed nearing its end on Saturday evening, now remains as protestors, not willing to relent on their demands initially, had to…
NEW DELHI: Junior doctors wrote to chief minister Mamata Banerjee saying that they were willing to have discussion in order to end the impasse between the protesting medical professionals and the Bengal government. The Bengal CM is set to hold meeting at 6pm on Saturday at her residence. Post Banerjee’s visit to the protest site…
NEW DELHI: Amid the impasse with the protesting junior doctors, who refused to have talks with the state government without the meeting being telecast live, the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced compensation for families of those who died due to the unavailability of protesting doctors.Mamata Banerjee said her government would pay Rs…
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose, on Thursday, said that he will socially boycott chief minister Mamata Banerjee and will not appear with her at any public events in view of people’s outcry over the RG Kar hospital impasse.“I will not be sharing any public platform with the chief minister. I will take proactive steps…
West Bengal government invites junior doctors for talks over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital. The meeting is set for 6pm at ‘Nabanna’, with doctors insisting on live streaming and demanding removal of key officials. NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Wednesday extended an invitation to representatives…
NEW DELHI: The mother of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim on late Monday claimed that the family was offered money by a district official, contradicting West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee‘s denial.“The CM (Mamata Banerjee) is lying. We were indeed offered money by DC (North). We told her we will take…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato on Sunday wrote a letter to the Director of the Enforcement Directorate, urging a thorough investigation into the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder case and calling for the arrest of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.The letter came after the recent Kolkata rape incident and allegations of financial…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday hit out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and accused her government of neglecting crimes against women in the state.Amid row over anti-rape bill in Bengal, Rijiju shared a letter from November 11, 2021, addressed to the West Bengal government, requesting the establishment of Fast Track…
