NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched 23 development projects worth a total of Rs 6,700 crore from the Sports Complex in Sigra, his parliamentary constituency in Varanasi. Among these initiatives, 16 projects are valued at over Rs 3,200 crore and are specifically located in Varanasi. Earlier, he also inaugurated the RJ Sankara…
West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee made a surprise phone call to fasting junior doctors on Saturday afternoon and set up a meeting with them for Monday in yet another stab at restoring normalcy in the state health sector.The nearly one hour interaction – on state chief secretary Manoj…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged the junior doctors on Saturday to withdraw their fast unto death. She asserted that everyone has the right to protest but it should not affect healthcare services. Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee interacted with the agitating doctors over the phone when state chief secretary Manoj Pant and…
In an extraordinary occurrence, nine women gave birth to twins within a 24-hour period – from 8am Tuesday to 8am Wednesday – at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in Bengal. None of the pregnancies was conceived by assisted reproductive technology, reports Mohammad Asif. Of the 18 newborns, seven are male and 11 female. All the…
The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16 starts with rollover contestant Prashant Jamdade from Sangli Maharashtra, who went on to win Rs 25,00,000. After Prashant left the show, host Amitabh Bachchan played Fastest Finger First round and Bachchu Santra made it to the hot seat. After being selected, Bachchu’s intense reaction prompts Big B…
Dr RV Asokan, president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), met junior doctors observing fast-unto-death in Kolkata on Friday.After the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on August 9, junior doctors began a “cease work” protest. On September 21, after 42 days, they concluded their strike after being assured…
Durga Puja is the festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It is a major festival in Hinduism and is celebrated across the country with much zeal and passion. This festival is traditionally celebrated in the month of Ashvin, or Ashvina (September–October), the seventh month of the Hindu calendar. This 10 day festival…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its first chargesheet in the RG Kar Hospital case, accusing Sanjay Roy of the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor. The chargesheet, presented in a Sialdah court in West Bengal, identifies Sanjay Roy as the sole accused, ruling out the possibility of gang…
The sit-in site of junior doctors protesting against the alleged rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital and the alleged police action against a few of them, in Kolkata. (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Junior doctors in West Bengal, currently engaged in an indefinite hunger strike, have accused the authorities of…
NEW DELHI: A 10-year-old girl‘s body was found in a marshy land in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, leading to violent protests by locals against the police on Saturday.The girl had been missing since Friday evening and villagers allege that she was raped and murdered, accusing the police of not acting on their initial…
