KOLKATA: One of the medics on hunger strike was hospitalised on Thursday night after his health condition deteriorated, a senior doctor said. The medic was identified as Aniket Mahato, one of the seven on fast unto death since Saturday evening. “Aniket Mahato’s condition worsened and his parameters were not good. He was taken to RG … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday urged the police to register the recent Kultuli rape-murder case under POCSO Act. She added that the culprits should be given capital punishment within three months. She also said that media trials in rape cases must stop as it could hamper investigations. The chief minister said crime … Read more
Representative Image Kolkata: Junior doctors of West Bengal on Saturday night said that they would resume total ‘cease work’ in medical colleges across the state after hearing of the RG Kar case in the Supreme Court on Monday. Their decision was taken after three doctors and three nurses were assaulted following the death of a … Read more
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, accused the Centre of not releasing funds under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to the state government for the last three years. “For the last three years, we have not received any funds under PMAY. A total of Rs 1.70 lakh crore of Central funds … Read more
Kolkata: After a meeting with the Chief Secretary at Nabanna, representatives from the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front addressed the media. One junior doctor informed ANI about the key points discussed, stating that although the Chief Secretary agreed to all of the protesting doctors’ demands during the meeting, he refused to provide a written record … Read more
Last Updated: September 17, 2024, 23:38 IST Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy . (File Photo) Sukhendu Roy was recently in news for backing the junior doctor’s agitation following the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee inside the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Senior TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy on … Read more
West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In a self-made video, Majumdar said that his party will continue its fight to fulfil the demand of the public. “The people of Bengal have lost faith in the Chief Minister, which is why BJP is demanding that Mamata … Read more
In the wake of the people’s uproar demanding justice for the deceased woman doctor, West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Sunday directed CM Mamata Banerjee to hold an immediate emergency Cabinet meeting and discuss the issue, a Raj Bhavan source said. Bose has also stated that the state government should decide on the … Read more
Kolkata: The Health Department of West Bengal government on Thursday suspended two doctors known to be close confidants of controversial former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, who is presently in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his alleged involvement in financial irregularities at the state-run hospital … Read more
Rape is a curse against humanity and social reforms are required to prevent such crimes, Mamata Banerjee said in the Bengal assembly. (Screengrab) Banerjee alleged that West Bengal was not consulted before passing BNS The West Bengal assembly passed on Tuesday a stringent bill to crack down on crimes against women, with Chief Minister Mamata … Read more
