News updates: CBI arrests former RG Kar principal,a Kolkata police SHO in connection with the case
Catch all the latest news updates from around the world here
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address party workers at the new headquarters of the AAP on Sunday. Kejriwal was released on Friday from Tihar after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the excise policy linked corruption case. The AAP supremo had last addressed party workers on June 2 before surrendering at Tihar jail. He was earlier granted interim bail in May by the Supreme Court for campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls till June 2.
Agitating junior doctors on Saturday sent a mail to the West Bengal government expressing their wish to hold talks with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to resolve the RG Kar impasse. The mail was sent hours after the chief minister paid a surprise visit to them at their site of the demonstration outside 'Swasthya Bhavan', the health department headquarters. "We are willing to hold a meeting with the chief minister anywhere and anytime to resolve the impasse. We welcome her visit to us this afternoon. This is a very positive move. We have sent a mail to the state government," one of the agitating doctors said. He, however, did not clarify whether they are still sticking to their earlier demand for "live streaming " the entire meeting. But, he said, "We want transparency."
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made an unexpected visit on Saturday to the protest site where junior doctors were demonstrating. She assured them she would review their demands and take action if anyone was found guilty. Speaking to the doctors, who were chanting 'we want justice' outside Swasthya Bhawan in Salt Lake, Banerjee expressed her concern, saying she had been sleepless over their protest in the rain. "I came to meet you as your 'didi,' not as the chief minister," she said, promising to address their grievances. She urged the doctors to resume work and announced the immediate dissolution of patient welfare committees in all state-run hospitals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses public in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the Union Territory. The elections are set to take place on September 18, 25, and October 1, with the counting on October 8. On Friday, Union Minister Jitendra Singh visited the location to assess the preparations for the event on September 14. Singh highlighted that this marks the first time in nearly 50 years that a Prime Minister will visit Doda. Later in the afternoon Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his first rally in preparation for next month's Haryana Assembly elections. The rally will take place at Kurukshetra's Theme Park. According to a party leader, this will mark the prime minister's initial address for the Haryana elections. On Friday, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini urged the public to attend the event in large numbers.
Junior doctors in West Bengal have written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking their intervention in resolving the ongoing impasse at RG Kar hospital. The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front also sent copies of the four-page letter to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Health Minister J P Nadda. The unrest began after a post-graduate trainee was raped and murdered at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, prompting the junior doctors to go on a 'cease work' strike.
Congress party condemned an "unacceptable comment" aimed at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, which was posted from the official X account of the Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate. They called for action against the officer. In response, District Magistrate Manish Verma's X account clarified that his ID card had been misused by anti-social elements to post the "wrong comment." The statement indicated that legal action is being taken, with an FIR filed and the comment under investigation by the cyber cell. A copy of the FIR was subsequently shared on the handle.
CBI arrests Kolkata hospital ex-principal, police officer for alleged attempt to destroy evidence
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath to visit Bahraich to address wolf attack impact
Tanker truck explosion in Haiti kills 16, injures 40
We are disheartened that talks did not take place though we climbed down on demands: Agitating doctors
Need for increased cooperation between NIA and ATS of states to strengthen counter-terror architecture: Shah
House collapses in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, over 6 people feared trapped
Over six people are feared trapped under the rubble of a three-storey house that collapsed here on Saturday evening, officials said.
The incident occurred around 5:15 PM, and emergency services were immediately alerted, they said.
District Magistrate Deepak Meena confirmed that the collapse occurred in a three-storey house in Zakir Colony.
He said six to seven people are believed to be trapped under the debris. Rescue operations are underway.
There are no immediate reports of fatalities yet, Meena said.
Senior officials, including ADG DK Thakur, Commissioner Selva Kumari J., IG Nachiketa Jha, and SSP Dr. Vipin Tada, rushed to the scene to oversee rescue operations.
Teams from the NDRF, fire brigade, and police are working to rescue the victims from the debris. While some people have been rescued safely, the exact number of casualties remains unclear.
The exact cause of the collapse is yet to be ascertained and authorities are investigating the matter.
As RG Kar issue is before court, we cannot allow live streaming with doctors, says West Bengal CM
The delegation of junior doctors who went to meet Mamata Banerjee leaves from her residence
Maximum temperature settles six notches below normal in Delhi
Disney and DirecTV strike licensing deal to restore programming ahead of Emmy Awards
Blast injures rag picker in Kolkata; bomb squad clears scene
'Mamata only trying to weaken protests', says Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Agitating doctors to present five demands at meeting with West Bengal CM to resolve RG Kar Hospital dispute
NIA files chargesheet against Santosh Verma in naxal conspiracy case
CM Mamata Banerjee to hold meeting with junior doctors at 6 pm today at her residence
Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel
First Published: Sep 14 2024 | 8:33 AM IST