KOLKATA: West Bengal Medical Council has decided to cancel the medical registration of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh after Ghosh failed to reply to the council’s showcause notice, served on Sept 7, asking him why his registration should not be cancelled. He had been asked to reply within three days.Ghosh, currently behind…
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: 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…
NEW DELHI: Protesting junior doctors on Friday wrote a letter to President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking her intervention to resolve the impasse surrounding the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.The letter, written by the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front, detailed the attack…
Former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital’s principal Sandip Ghosh (ANI) KOLKATA: Corruption complaints by whistleblowers against RG Kar former principal Sandip Ghosh were probed by West Bengal’s health department back in 2020 but the inquiry reports remained “inconclusive”.Complaints were also made to state vigilance department against Ghosh. But, after an inquiry, the probes were…
NEW DELHI: During the hearing of the suo motu case related to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a fresh status report on the probe by by September 17. The apex court…
KOLKATA: Thousands flooded the streets as Kolkata saw a surge in citizen protests Sunday night, praying that next day’s sun would bring with it the much-awaited verdict when the Supreme Court hears the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder case.The “Reclaim the Night” movement, marking a month since a 31-year-old postgraduate resident doctor was found raped…
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…
KOLKATA: Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at 11 places, including the residence and farmhouse of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and homes of his relatives and associates, in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the hospital during his tenure. The Central agency also detained Prasun Chatterjee, a data entry operator at…
NEW DELHI: Mother of trainee doctor who was brutally raped and murdered in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital penned an emotional letter on teachers’ day and requested the faculty members of the college to bring forward information related to the case.“I am Tilottama’s mother speaking. Today, on Teacher’s say, I offer my respects…
