NEW DELHI: The impasse between the protesting junior doctors and West Bengal state government continued as they listed out a fresh set of demands on Wednesday for accepting the government’s appeal to discuss the way forward. The response from the doctors came after West Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant appealed to the protesting doctors to…
KOLKATA: A 2017 report published by the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post about an Indian orthopaedic surgeon identified as Sandip Ghosh being accused of inappropriately touching a male student nurse there went viral Monday.It is unclear if the report was referring to RG Kar hospital’s ex-principal. The West Bengal Orthopaedic Association said it was…
KOLKATA: Bengal police Sunday lodged FIR against three doctors,, Birupaksha Biswas, Aveek De and Ranjit Saha – all linked to ‘North Bengal lobby‘ and close aides of former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh following physical and email complaints of intimation by 31 junior doctors of Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. Police compiled all complaints into…
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…
KOLKATA: CBI has started probing alleged money laundering through academic funds diversion and disposal of bio-medical waste in RG Kar Hospital during arrested ex-principal Sandip Ghosh‘s tenure.CBI has come across allegations of the hospital’s funds being drained in counselling sessions for UG and PG students. In a 20-day counselling session, the hospital allegedly spent Rs…
KOLKATA: Campus revolts rocked some Bengal medical colleges on Wednesday, forcing the removal of one principal and transfer of a senior doctor over allegations of their links to arrested RG Kar Hospital‘s ex-principal Sandip Ghosh.North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri and College of Medicine and JNM Hospital (CMJNMH) in Kalyani bore the brunt…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital’s ex-principal Sandip Ghosh was arrested on Monday in a corruption case.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was investigating possible financial irregularities at the institute, particularly in the procurement of materials for patient care.Earlier, a CBI official when asked about evidence in the case said, “Bahut kuch…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday suspended the membership of Dr Sandip Ghosh, who is the ex-principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital, where a trainee doctor was raped before being brutally killed.The disciplinary committee duly constituted by the National President Dr RV Asokan, IMA HQs has unanimously decided to suspend the membership…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called for a 12-hour Bangla Bandh today, August 28, from 6 am to 6 pm, in protest against police brutality towards students rallying for justice in the the RG Kar rape and murder of a trainee doctor. On Tuesday, the student protest turned chaotic, with clashes between the police and…
