NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday flayed the idea of “bulldozer action” as a means to justice and called it an act of “barbarism” that requires immediate attention. The grand old party also flagged, what it called the “repeated targeting of minorities” with the use of state machinery in BJP ruled states.The opposition charge comes…
KOLKATA: Bengal government submitted before the Supreme Court on Thursday that it is anticipating violent protests during a Nabanna (state secretariat) march scheduled for August 27, involving acid bombs, guns, and planned attacks against police, reports Dwaipayan Ghosh. The state highlighted a “volatile and surcharged environment” being misused by some people spreading false information on…
In central Mumbai, a female resident doctor at LTMG Hospital was assaulted by a drunk patient early Sunday. The patient, who required stitches, became violent when the doctor removed some cotton from his injury. The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) reported significant security lapses, urging immediate action. The police are investigating the incident, aiming…
NEW DELHI: Amid widespread protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, the health ministry on Friday said the heads of institutions will be responsible for filing an ‘institutional FIR’ within six hours of any incident of violence against any healthcare worker on duty.In an office memorandum issued to directors and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a phone from Bangladesh government’s interim head Muhammad Yunus who assured the safety of Bangladesh Hindus and other minorities in the violence hit nation.“Received a telephone call from Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh. Exchanged views on the prevailing situation.Reiterated India’s support for…
DHAKA: A mob attacked those seeking to visit on Thursday a memorial to Bangladesh‘s first president and father of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – and prevented them from proceeding towards Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, which was Mujibur Rahman’s residence and where he and most of his family were murdered on Aug 15,…
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…
A violent clash occurred between Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladeshi smugglers on the night of August 11-12, near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Malda district. The smugglers, carrying sharp-edged weapons, were trying to smuggle contraband into Bangladesh when intercepted by BSF personnel. The jawans retaliating in self defense killed one smuggler and seized…
NEW DELHI: Sheikh Hasina, the long-time leader of Bangladesh, had not resigned as prime minister before fleeing to India last week amid large-scale anti-government protests, according to her son.Her son and adviser, Sajeeb Wazed, confirmed to Reuters that Hasina has been sheltering in New Delhi since Monday after an uprising resulted in the death of…
PETRAPOLE: Tapan Kumar Das and his mother, who had arrived in Kolkata on Aug 4 for his medical treatment, had been spending sleepless nights, fearing their house back in Bangladesh might have been vandalised or looted since they left.On Friday, as the mother and son were walking across the Petrapole border In Bengal, Tapan stopped…
