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Mamata Banerjee yields to doctors' demands, removes Kolkata Police chief

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met with the protesting doctors on the night of September 15. She made significant concessions, agreeing to most of their demands. However, the strike continues as some

Kolkata rape case: SC orders financial probe, Wikipedia to remove names

Supreme Court raised concerns over West Bengal's staffing policies in hospitals during the suo moto hearing on the Kolkata rape and murder case

Kolkata rape case: SC allows live streaming of case as hearing commences

Junior doctors have maintained their sit-in at the Swasthya Bhawan, the West Bengal health department's headquarters awaiting the results of the Supreme Court hearing

CBI interrogates ex-RG Kar principal Ghosh, police officer Mondal together

The CBI on Monday interrogated RG Kar hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh and police officer Abhijit Mondal together in connection with the rape and murder of the doctor, officials said. Ghosh and Mondal, the officer-in-charge of the Tala police station, were asked to detail their activities on August 9 immediately after they got the news about the doctor being found dead at the hospital, they said. They were made to sit face to face and questioned, a CBI officer said. "They were asked about their activities after hearing the news of the death of the doctor, why there was an unnecessary delay in registering the FIR and why the post-mortem examination was conducted even when no formal FIR was lodged," the officer said. "They were also asked about the various phone calls between them when police started investigating the crime," he said. The interrogation is likely to continue late in the night, he added. Both Ghosh and Mondal are in CBI custody till September 17. The CBI had

RG Kar case: Mamata removes Police Commissioner, protesting medics rejoice

Accepting the bulk of the five-point charter of demand placed by the agitating junior doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced her decision to transfer a section of Kolkata Police and the state health department top brass, including CP Vineet Goyal, from their respective positions. Banerjee also announced the removal of the Director of Medical Education (DME) and the Director of Health Services (DHS) besides the Deputy Commissioner (North Division) who allegedly offered money to the parents of the RG Kar victim. We will announce the name of the new police commissioner after 4 pm on Tuesday after the scheduled hearing in Supreme Court gets over, the chief minister said at the stroke of midnight after concluding her meeting with the agitating junior doctors at her Kalighat residence, barely hours ahead of the scheduled Supreme Court hearing on the RG Kar hospital matter. The decisions were formalised in the minutes of the meeting which was signed by Chief Secretar

Not a simple rape and murder case; state cover-up involved: RG Kar Medical College doctors

Senior doctors of RG Kar Medical College on Monday alleged a cover-up by the state machinery in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at the hospital.

Mamata invites junior doctors for negotiation meeting 'fifth & final' time

The latest invite by West Bengal's chief secretary follows two previous failed attempts at negotiation between Mamata Banerjee and doctors, held at Nabanna (the state secretariat) and CM's residence

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CBI gets custody of RG Kar ex-principal, Tala police station OC till Sep 17

Former principal of RG Kar hospital Sandip Ghosh and Tala Police Station officer-in-charge Abhijit Mondal were on Sunday produced before a court here on Sunday by the CBI in connection with the rape-murder of a doctor at the medical facility. "We will seek a three-day remand for them in the Sealdah court, an officer said. The CBI, which is probing the case, had on Saturday evening added charges of tampering with evidence against Ghosh, who is currently in judicial custody, and arrested Mondal. Mondal was arrested for allegedly tampering evidence, delay in registering the FIR among other charges, the officer said. The police officer was held after he failed to provide satisfying answers during questioning by the CBI officers on Saturday. The central probe agency had arrested Ghosh on September 2 in a case of financial irregularities at the hospital. A large contingent of security personnel have been deployed outside the Sealdah court, officials said. The body of the postgraduate

Ragpicker injured in blast happened near plastic bag in central Kolkata

A ragpicker was injured in a blast that took place in central Kolkata on Saturday, a police officer said. The explosion occurred when he was "near a plastic bag" at the crossing of Blochmann Street and SN Banerjee Road. "The injured person was identified as 58-year-old Bapi Das, who lives on a footpath beside S N Banerjee Road. He is a ragpicker," the officer said. The injured person suffered injuries in his right wrist and is being treated at the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital. "The area was cordoned off and a bomb disposal squad reached the place. They checked the bag and the vicinity," he said.

Kolkata protest: TMC MP labels protesting medics as 'unfit to be doctors'

The state's medical community has been on strike since August 9, seeking justice for a junior doctor who was raped and murdered last month at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital

Junior doctors continue protests against RG Kar rape-murder incident

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the protesting doctors to return to work, adding that she has no greed for her CM post

Bengal doctors' protest: Medicos set fresh demands, government remains firm

Thousands of junior doctors have been staging a sit-in outside Swasthya Bhavan in Kolkata, the headquarters of the Health Department, since Tuesday

Kolkata doctor's mother accuses Mamata Banerjee of lying about compensation

'The chief minister is lying... She did offer us money and suggested we create something in memory of my daughter', alleged Kolkata doctor's mother

Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors continue with cease work, sit-in protest

Defying Supreme Court's directive to join duties by 5 PM on September 10, protesting junior doctors in West Bengal continued with their cease work for the 33rd day on Wednesday to press their demand for justice for a medic who was allegedly raped and murdered at a state-run hospital here last month. The junior doctors also continued their sit-in outside Swasthya Bhawan, the headquarters of the state health department, for the second day, demanding that the Kolkata Police commissioner and senior health officials be removed from their posts. The top court on Monday directed the protesting resident doctors to resume work by 5 PM on Tuesday and said no adverse action shall be taken against them on resumption of work. The court passed the direction after the West Bengal government assured it that no action, including punitive transfers, shall be taken against the protesting doctors on resumption of work. The state government said it has written to the protesters, inviting them for a ...

RG Kar rape case: 'Mamata didn't do any work' - Victim's father breaks down

The father of the RG Kar Hospital rape-murder victim criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's handling of the case. The protesting doctors have also rejected CM's invitation to talks

'Protests won't stop': Bengal IMA defies SC order over RG Kar rape case

RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case: The Indian Medical Association of West Bengal has defied the Supreme Court's order for protesting junior doctors to return to work

Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors want demands met before returning to work

The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front said it would 'consider' the court's order only if its demands were tackled by the deadline

Mamata Banerjee calls bribery allegations in doctor's rape case 'slander'

'I have never offered any money to the deceased doctor's family. This is nothing but slander', said Mamata Banerjee

Medic rape-murder case: SC urges doctors to return to work by 5 on Tuesday

The Supreme Court on Monday commenced hearing a suo motu case related to the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is hearing the matter. On August 22, the apex court had tore into the Kolkata Police over the delay in registering the unnatural death of the woman doctor, who was raped and killed at the RG Kar Hospital, calling it "extremely disturbing", and questioned the sequence of events and the timing of its procedural formalities. The top court had earlier constituted a 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate a protocol for ensuring the safety and security of doctors and other health care professionals. Terming the incident as "horrific", the apex court had excoriated the state government over the delay in filing the FIR and allowing thousands of people to vandalise the state-run facility. The alleged rape and murder of th