Calcutta HC goes tough with Mamata government, asks to mediate with NRS doctors
Jun 14, 2019, at 07:50 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): Going tough with the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Friday asked the ruling dispensation to mediate with the junior doctors protesting against the attack on their mate Paribaha Mukhopadhyay.
Several artists join doctors' protest over NRS issue in Kolkata
Jun 14, 2019, at 06:47 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): In a solidarity with the agitators, several eminent personalities joined the doctors' protest against the attack on junior doctor of Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH), Paribaha Mukhopadhyay, on Thursday evening.
Mamata Banerjee wants wayward people in Trinamool Congress
Jun 14, 2019, at 06:14 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she wants "wayward' children in her party if they can perform.
2nd Meeting of India-Italy Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism held
Jun 14, 2019, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): The 2nd meeting of the India-Italy Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group was held in New Delhi on June 13, 2019, co-chaired by Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs and Diego Brasioli, Principal Director for Security, Disarmament and non-Proliferation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to visit 5th CICA Summit Meeting in Dushanbe
Jun 14, 2019, at 06:07 pm
New Dehi, June 14 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar, will attend the 5th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from 14-15 June 2019, MEA said in a statement.
CRPF commando from Assam hurt in Maoist attack succumbs
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:40 pm
Guwahati, Jun 14 (UNI) A day after the mortal remains of a CRPF jawan from Assam killed in a terrorist attack were cremated, the body of another slain CRPF personnel from the state, who too made the supreme sacrifice for the country, reached the state today.
Indian Medical Association announces nation-wide strike of doctors on June 17
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Kolkata/new Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Amid protests by doctors in Kolkata, which has now spread in several parts of the nation, country's leading medical body, Indian Medical Association on Friday called for a nationwide strike on June 17.
Tripura BJP women wing sent 10,000 postcards to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Agartala, Jun 14 (UNI) The BJP Mahila Morcha (women wing) workers posted 10,000 postcards scripting ‘Jai Sree Ram’ to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Agartala head post office today protesting her statement against Hinduism.
Uttar Pradesh: Ward boy's body found in Utraula CHC
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Balrampur, Jun 14 (UNI) The body of a ward boy was found at Utraula Community Health Center (CHC) in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal calls on Amit Shah
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday called on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah here.
Kolkata : 175 doctors resign from SSKM Hospital
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Kolkata, June 14 (IBNS): Amid protests by doctors in Kolkata, as many as 175 senior doctors of Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital (IPGMER SSKM Hospital) have tendered their resignations in Kolkata on Friday, media reports said.
BJP membership drive to commence from July 6
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) The membership enrollment programme of the BJP will start on July 6, the party announced on Friday.
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, on Friday met a delegation of Resident Doctors Association of AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, United Resident & Doctors Association of India (URDA) and Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA), who gave a representation to the Health Minister on the violence against doctors in West Bengal.
TMC MP from Ghatal Dev bats for striking doctors in Kolkata
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS/UNI) Trinamool Congress leader Dev, who is also a popular Bengali film actor, on Friday came expressed solidarity with the protesting doctors and said the current situation must come to an end.
I appeal to Mamata Banerjee to withdraw her ultimatum to medical community: Harsh Vardhan
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:20 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Amid protests by doctors in Kolkata, which has now spread to different parts of the country, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to 'withdraw' her ultimatum to medical community.
Medical services hit across India as doctors strike work against Kolkata attack
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) Medical services across the nation on Friday witnessed a slowdown as doctors across the nation marked their protest against the incidents of violence against doctors in West Bengal.
Karnataka doctors express their solidarity with their Kolkata counterparts
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 14(UNI) In solidarity with the victims of attack at NRS Medical College Doctors in West Bengal, Doctors in Karnataka had decided to lent their support by organizing a protest march in the City today.
Calcutta HC asks the government of file an affidavit on doctors' strike within a week
Jun 14, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (UNI) A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court today restrained from issuing an order on the on-going strike by junior doctors, but suggested the state government to find out an immediate solution to the crisis that had crippled the health services across the state since Tuesday.
Kolkata Doctor's protest: High Court refuses to pass interim order
Jun 14, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (UNI) Calcutta High Court today refused to pass interim order on medicos' protest, asked West Bengal Government to mediate.
Two LeT terrorists killed in Awantipora gunfight
Jun 14, 2019, at 03:48 pm
Srinagar, June 14 (IBNS): Two terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora area on Friday.
Malegaon blasts case: Bombay HC grants bail to four accused
Jun 14, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Mumbai, Jun 14 (UNI) The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to four-Manohar Nawaria, Rajendra Chaudhary, Dhan Singh,and Lokesh Sharma-accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case.
95 doctors resign at RG Kar hospital, seek unconditional apology from CM
Jun 14, 2019, at 03:02 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (UNI): In a major blow to the health system in West Bengal, 95 senior doctors of state run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital today jointly signed a resignation letter, demanding an unconditional apology from chief minister Mamata Banerjee if she wanted them to return to work.
BJP activist shot dead at her home in West Bengal
Jun 14, 2019, at 02:30 pm
Barrackpore, Jun 14 (UNI): BJP activist Saraswati Das ( 42) was today shot dead from close range at her Tokipur village home in North 24 Parganas' Hasnabad area, a day after West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi appealed to the four main political parties to help restore peace in the state.
Uttar Pradesh doctors show solidarity with colleagues on strike in Kolkata
Jun 14, 2019, at 01:23 pm
Lucknow, Jun 14 (UNI): On the call given by the Indian Medical Association(IMA) over the attack on the medicos in Kolkata, doctors in the government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh on Friday observed a protest wearing black badges and stopped work for two hours.
Terror supporters must be held accountable: Modi tells SCO leaders
Jun 14, 2019, at 01:08 pm
Bishkek, Jun 14 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it was imperative to work for a terrorism free society at the level of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and called for concerted efforts to boost cooperation in Health, Economy, Alternate Energy, Literature and Culture.
Eight-year-old girl raped in Uttar Pradesh, accused held
Jun 14, 2019, at 12:56 pm
Pratapgarh, Jun 14 (UNI): An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the Kotwali Lalganj area of this district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on Friday.
Two militants killed in Pulwama encounter
Jun 14, 2019, at 12:32 pm
Srinagar, Jun 14 (UNI): Two militants were killed in an encounter after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Friday.
Does unmannerly Chinese tourist flow really boost tourism in countries vying for the pie?
Jun 14, 2019, at 12:27 pm
Are Chinese tourists a boon for local economies of countries they visit or a curse going by the attendant annoyance they bring?
Encounter ensues between militants and security forces in Pulwama
Jun 14, 2019, at 12:25 pm
Srinagar, Jun 14 (UNI): An encounter broke out between militants and security forces during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Friday, a police spokesman said.
Emergency departments at NRS and SSKM resume operations, OPD strike continues
Jun 14, 2019, at 12:06 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (UNI): Even as the impasse in government hospitals in Bengal continued unabated with no immediate solution in sight as the Outdoor Patient Departments (OPD) did not function for the fourth day today, the Emergency departments at NRS and SSKM hospitals resumed operations today.