West Bengal

30-member junior doctors' delegation head to Nabanna for 'talks' with Mamata

30-member doctors' delegation head to Nabanna for talks with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

A delegation of 30 representatives of the West Bengal Junior Doctors Forum (WBJDF) left for state Secretariat Nabanna on Thursday for a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on their demands over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last month.

Sep 12, 2024

RG Kar financial scam: Sandip Ghosh, 3 others sent to judicial custody till Sep 23

A special court in Kolkata on Tuesday sent controversial former Principal of R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital Sandip Ghosh and three others to judicial custody till September 23 in the financial scam case, amid protests by some woman advocates.

Sep 10, 2024

Sorry, says CM Mamata Banerjee on RG Kar rape-murder case

'Show me the proof': Mamata Banerjee dismisses allegations of offering money to RG Kar victim's parents

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday refuted the allegations of the state government offering money to the parents of the junior doctor of R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital who became the victim of a ghastly rape and murder within the hospital premises last month.

Sep 9, 2024

Kolkata police chief came to me several times to quit, did not accept resignation: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that Kolkata's Commissioner of Police, Vineet Kumar Goyal, had come to her several times to put in his papers in the wake of the fiasco over the R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital rape and murder but she had refused to accept his resignation.

Sep 9, 2024

Internal differences surface in Trinamool over Jawhar Sircar's resignation

Internal differences within the Trinamool Congress have surfaced over the decision of its Rajya Sabha member and former IAS officer Jawhar Sircar to resign from Parliament and quit politics.

Sep 9, 2024

'Never witnessed such grievance against any govt', Trinamool MP resigns on RG Kar issue

Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Jawhar Sircar, a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, on Sunday, announced his decision to resign from the Rajya Sabha as a protest against the ghastly rape and murder of a woman doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital as well as the corruption in governance in West Bengal.

Sep 8, 2024

Bengal govt seeks details of resident doctors in all medical colleges

The West Bengal Health Department through a notification has sought detailed information about all resident doctors from the medical colleges and hospitals in the state.

Sep 8, 2024

RG Kar: Crucial SC hearing on Thursday to determine Trinamool's next strategy

The Supreme Court's hearing on the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape and murder case on Thursday will to a great extent determine the next strategy for the Trinamool Congress, which is already on the back foot due to the continued mass protests in the state over the issue.

Sep 4, 2024

Under pressure, Kolkata Police lift barricades to allow junior doctors to march ahead

Nearly 24 hours after junior doctors began a sit-in demonstration after being prevented by the cops from marching towards the Kolkata Police headquarters in Lalbazar demanding the resignation of Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal.

Sep 3, 2024

Bill seeking death penalty for rape convicts passed in Bengal Assembly

The 'Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill', which seeks the death penalty for convicts in rape and murder cases or in cases of rape where the victim is left in a vegetative state, was passed through a voice vote in the state Assembly on Tuesday.

Sep 3, 2024

Bill seeking death penalty for rape convicts brought in haste: Bengal LoP

'Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill' was brought in haste, claimed Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday.

Sep 3, 2024

Mamata govt to table 'Aparajita Women & Child Bill' in Assembly on Tuesday

The new Bill that seeks capital punishment for convicts in rape and murder cases to be introduced during the two-day special session of the West Bengal Assembly has been named 'Aparajita Women & Child Bill', said sources on Monday.

Sep 2, 2024

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi again, urges stringent anti-rape laws

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday shot off another letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pressing for stingent central legislation on incidents of rape and meting out exemplary punishment to perpetrators of such crimes.

Aug 30, 2024

Will not resume work till demands are not fulfilled: Bengal doctors' association

Will not resume work till demands met: Bengal doctors

The West Bengal Resident Doctors' Association said on Sunday that the medical students and junior doctors of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital here will not continue to work unless their four-point demand regarding the alleged rape and murder of the house-staff and postgraduate student of the hospital were fulfilled.

Aug 12, 2024

Threat to woman officer: Akhil Giri resigns from Bengal cabinet

West Bengal Minister of State in charge of the correctional services department (independent charge) Akhil Giri, on Monday, submitted his resignation from the cabinet.

Aug 5, 2024

BJP slams Bengal govt for 'failing' to accord financial support to sports personalities

BJP on Tuesday slammed the Mamata government for allegedly failing to accord recognition and financial support to sports personalities in West Bengal.

Jul 16, 2024

Bengal school job case: CBI grilling staff of OMR sheet producing agency

CBI officials on Tuesday began interrogation of the employees of S Basu & Company, the outsourced agency responsible for providing and preserving the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets used in the examination for recruitment of teachers in West Bengal government schools in 2017.

Jul 16, 2024

Victory in Bengal bypolls equally significant as LS results: Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress' spectacular victory in the bypolls to all the four Assembly constituencies in West Bengal is equally significant as the party's spectacular results in the recent Lok Sabha polls in the state

Jul 13, 2024

Supreme Court says West Bengal's plea against CBI probes without State Govt's nod is 'maintainable'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the suit filed by West Bengal against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), for allegedly proceeding with probes and filing FIRs in cases of post-poll violence without getting the state government's nod as required under the law, is maintainable.

Jul 10, 2024

Bengal bypolls: 34 in fray for four Assembly seats

The fate of 34 candidates will be sealed on Wednesday in the bypolls to four Assembly constituencies in West Bengal.

Jul 9, 2024

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West Bengal

30-member doctors' delegation head to Nabanna for talks with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

RG Kar financial scam: Sandip Ghosh, 3 others sent to judicial custody till Sep 23

'Show me the proof': Mamata Banerjee dismisses allegations of offering money to RG Kar victim's parents

Kolkata police chief came to me several times to quit, did not accept resignation: Mamata

Internal differences surface in Trinamool over Jawhar Sircar's resignation

'Never witnessed such grievance against any govt', Trinamool MP resigns on RG Kar issue

Bengal govt seeks details of resident doctors in all medical colleges

RG Kar: Crucial SC hearing on Thursday to determine Trinamool's next strategy

Under pressure, Kolkata Police lift barricades to allow junior doctors to march ahead

Bill seeking death penalty for rape convicts passed in Bengal Assembly

Bill seeking death penalty for rape convicts brought in haste: Bengal LoP

Mamata govt to table 'Aparajita Women & Child Bill' in Assembly on Tuesday

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi again, urges stringent anti-rape laws

Will not resume work till demands met: Bengal doctors

Threat to woman officer: Akhil Giri resigns from Bengal cabinet

BJP slams Bengal govt for 'failing' to accord financial support to sports personalities

Bengal school job case: CBI grilling staff of OMR sheet producing agency

Victory in Bengal bypolls equally significant as LS results: Mamata Banerjee

Supreme Court says West Bengal's plea against CBI probes without State Govt's nod is 'maintainable'

Bengal bypolls: 34 in fray for four Assembly seats

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