Kolkata: About 50 senior faculty members at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital stepped down in a mass resignation on Tuesday escalating the protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, media reports said.
RG Kar rape-murder: West Bengal junior doctors return to complete ceasework
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal junior doctors have returned to complete ceasework over their demands related to the RG Kar rape-murder incident, more than a week after resuming their services at only emergency units.
Supreme Court to resume hearing on RG Kar rape-murder case today
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Monday resume hearing the case pertaining to the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on the intervening night of August 8 and 9.
RG Kar: Bengal junior doctors resume work partially, vow to go on ceasework again if demands not met
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctors, who were on ceasework since August 9 when the rape and murder of a trainee doctor was discovered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, resumed services partially on Saturday.
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive crowd of people on Friday claimed the streets of Kolkata covering 42 kilometers across the city in a torch relay demanding justice for the 31-year-old trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.
Kolkata/IBNS: "The government should not take our decision lightly," said West Bengal junior doctors announcing the end of their over 40-day long ceasework, which was called demanding justice for a 31-year-old trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.
RG Kar case: What CBI has revealed in its report is really disturbing, says Supreme Court
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the status report of the RG Kar rape-murder case provided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is "worse" and "really disturbing" stating the probe agency will be given time "to unearth the truth", media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the Mamata Banerjee government over its decision to not allot night shifts to women doctors for safety issues in the wake of the RG Kar incident where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered in the state-run hospital last month.
New Delhi/IBNS: Advocate Indira Jaising, who is representing the protesting junior doctors in the RG Kar case in the Supreme Court, told the judiciary the agitators are keen to quit ceasework but they are worried about the safety and security at hospitals.
Bengal govt opposes live-streaming of RG Kar case hearing in Supreme Court; plea rejected
New Delhi/IBNS: The West Bengal government has opposed the live-streaming of the RG Kar rape-murder case in the Supreme Court.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has warned West Bengal junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim, after a fresh invitation for talks sans live-streaming or videography has been sent to them by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata/IBNS: After two failed attempts, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday invited junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim, to hold talks yet again amid the deadlock on the issue.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a dramatic turn of events, the talks between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the protesting junior doctors failed to take place at the residence of the CM after the delegation was told that the proposed meeting had been timed out owing to their delay in arriving at a decision on live-streaming. This followed after the CM came out of her Kalighat residence first to reason with the protesters to hold a meeting without any videography or live-streaming from their side.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for RG Kar rape-murder, will meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her residence on Saturday evening.
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim, have said they are open for talks with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee remaining firm on five demands as the key agenda of the meeting.