Speaking more about the meeting, Halder expressed his surprise that the meeting was held live though they were not told about that
Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed the police to register the alleged rape-murder case of a 10-year-old girl under the Pocso Act
Seventeen doctors from various medical colleges in the state joined the meeting chaired by Banerjee
The striking doctors said the outcome of the meeting will determine the future of the protest; they demand removal of Health Secretary NS Nigam as a key condition for resolving the situation
Banerjee on Saturday spoke to the agitating doctors over phone during a visit by Pant and Home Secretary Nandini Chakraborty to the protest site in Kolkata's Esplanade area
The GoM (Group of Ministers), which met on Saturday to decide on GST for health and life insurance premiums, chose to exempt GST on premiums paid by individuals
Mamata Banerjee urged protesting doctors to rise above politics and return to work, stating that people are dependent on them and need their services
In a related development, two fasting junior doctors alleged that police have been exerting pressure on their family members to persuade them to withdraw from their hunger strike
Health of Aniket Mahato, a junior doctor who has been hospitalised after his condition deteriorated due to his fast since Sunday, is reported to be 'critical but stable,' with signs of improvement
Doctor Aniket Mahato was admitted to the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Thursday night after his health condition deteriorated. A five-member medical board was constituted to oversee his treat
They deserve your immediate attention, the IMA said in its letter to Banerjee, adding that the West Bengal government is fully capable of fulfilling all demands of the protesters
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced a one-day state mourning
Kolkata case updates: The CBI on Monday filed a chargesheet naming Sanjoy Roy as sole accused in connection with the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
The protest took place at Esplanade, where a junior doctor, Parichay Panda, said, Our demand is simple. We've given the government time to improve the safety and security of hospitals
The rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 has led to large-scale protests across the country and also in some places across the globe
Kolkata rape-murder case: Junior doctors resumed their indefinite 'total cease work' on October 1 and criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation for the slow pace of their inquiry
The junior doctors restarted the strike after an eight-hour meeting, outlining 10 key demands, including better hospital security and improved health infrastructure
The recruitment process is set to commence on September 30, following discussions with leaders from medical colleges and hospitals
He claimed that the Bangladeshi infiltrators were "entering West Bengal through the unfenced areas and their population rose to 35 per cent in the state"
resignations take place in backdrop of CM Mamata Banerjee having written two letters to PM Modi on flood situation maintaining that DVC released water from its reservoirs without consulting her govt