Bandhs are enforced, not observed

Bandhs are enforced, not observed

But for Friday’s restraining order by the Bombay High Court, Mumbai would have seen a bandh, most probably complete in most parts of Maharashtra. Bandhs cost the economy, and cause hindrances to even essential services, the court held on two PILs with notices returnable on October 9. The rape and murder of two four-year-old girls … Read more

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: CBI seeks court permission for polygraph test on RG Kar ex-principal, say sources

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: CBI seeks court permission for polygraph test on RG Kar ex-principal, say sources

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday approached the court for permission to conduct a polygraph test on Dr. Sandip Ghosh, former Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, according to sources. The CBI may conduct a polygraph test on Ghosh, who was the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where … Read more

kolkata doctor rape murder case sc hearing: Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder case to be heard by CJI-led Supreme Court bench today

kolkata doctor rape murder case sc hearing: Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder case to be heard by CJI-led Supreme Court bench today

The Supreme Court is expected to hear a suo motu case, on a priority basis, related to the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata amid the ongoing nationwide doctors’ strike over it, on Tuesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which had … Read more

Colleagues involved in crime, parents tell CBI

Colleagues involved in crime, parents tell CBI

Kolkata: The parents of the doctor, who was allegedly raped-murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last week, told the CBI that several interns and physicians from the hospital might be involved in the crime, an officer said on Friday. The parents also provided the central agency, which is investigating the case under an … Read more

kolkata rape case: Kolkata medic rape-murder case: IMA announces 24-hour closure of non-emergency services from 6 am on August 17

kolkata rape case: Kolkata medic rape-murder case: IMA announces 24-hour closure of non-emergency services from 6 am on August 17

The Indian Medical Association on Thursday night announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6 am on August 17 to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the subsequent vandalism at the facility. Essential services … Read more