NEW DELHI: The junior doctors in West Bengal resumed their indefinite and total ‘cease work’ protest, alleging that the state government failed to fulfil their demands. They have been demanding that the West Bengal government address various issues, including the need for enhanced safety and security in hospitals. The doctors had earlier partially resumed their…
Junior doctors take out a torch rally in Kolkata on Sunday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Junior doctors in West Bengal have resumed their indefinite strike demanding better safety and security at medical facilities. The strike, which began on October 1, follows an earlier partial return to work on September 21 after a 42-day protest. The…
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Dilip Ghosh criticized the ruling TMC government over the rape and murder of a student at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital. Ghosh accused the government of trying to bribe the victim’s parents to ‘shut their mouths’ on Tuesday.He stated, ‘They want to buy everyone. They (TMC & Mamata Banerjee) want…
NEW DELHI: BJP West Bengal state general secretary and Purulia MP Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato wrote to the Centre on Sunday claiming that CM Mamata Banerjee had “orchestrated an onion scam”, and accused the TMC government of turning a humanitarian crisis into an opportunity for party benefactors. In a letter to Union minister of consumer affairs,…
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has written a second letter to PM Modi regarding the ongoing flood crisis in the state, accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of releasing water from its reservoirs without proper consultation, leading to severe flooding in several districts.In the letter, dated September 21, Banerjee expressed her disagreement with the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking transfer of West Bengal post-poll violence cases on the ground that there is a “hostile environment” in the state courts.The top court rapped the central investigation agency’s remark, saying not liking a particular state “does not allow them to…
NEW DELHI: Junior doctors in Kolkata have called off their strike after 41 days and announced their decision to return to duty from Saturday. According to the doctors, emergency services will resume, but outpatient department (OPD) services will remain suspended.The decision was made on Thursday following a general body meeting of the protesting doctors.They plan…
NEW DELHI: Agitating resident doctors on Tuesday expressed willingness to resume duty once their agreement with CM Mamata Banerjee is implemented even as the Supreme Court asked the state to step up security in every govt hospital within two weeks and create within three days elaborate safety audit mechanism, grievance redressal system and internal committees…
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…
