NEW DELHI: Indian Medical Association president Dr RV Asokan on Sunday penned down an emotion letter amid growing protests for doctors’ safety after a postgraduate trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata while on duty last week.“We failed her in life but, we as a…
KOLKATA: Amid ongoing protests against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the police have imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. This measure, effective from Sunday, 18 August for seven days, restricts rallies, meetings, processions and the assembly of five…
KOLKATA: I might have lost my daughter, but gained millions, the father of the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder victim told reporters on Friday, moved by the ‘Reclaim the Night’ protest across the world. At the same time, he urged all to refrain from naming her, sharing “ugly photographs of my daughter” (referring to photos…
KOLKATA: Bengal braced for a tense Friday with a shutdown-like scenario as CM Mamata Banerjee‘s Trinamool Congress and opposition parties BJP and CPM announced separate protests focused on RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the rape and murder of a postgraduate resident doctor on Aug 9 has triggered national outrage.BJP and CPM condemned the…
KOLKATA: Vandals armed with sticks, shafts, bottles and bricks usurped the night Kolkata sought to reclaim Wednesday, storming RG Kar Medical College past midnight and unleashing 40 minutes of mayhem that didn’t spare even critical care units and left doctors and nurses pulverised soon after spontaneous street protests against a 31-year-old PG student’s rape-murder.Ten suspects…
KOLKATA: The outgoing principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was ordered to go on leave from Tuesday after Calcutta high court expressed astonishment at the Bengal govt rehabilitating him as Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital principal “within four hours” of his resignation the previous day.“Let him be at home,” Chief Justice T…
