A trainee doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9. The BJP and TMC protested over the issue in the city on Saturday.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The NTF has constituted the apex court in the wake of protests by doctors and healthcare professionals following the recent rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
After Mamata Banerjee urged PM Modi for stricter punishments for heinous crimes like rape and murder, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Annapurna Devi, corrected inaccuracies in Banerjee's claims about Fast Track Special Courts in the state.
India TV Poll Result: A trainee doctor was raped and murdered in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata when she had gone to rest during her night shift on August 9 (Friday).
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India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: The CBI initially conducted the lie-detection tests on former principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and five others on August 24, followed by a test on arrested accused Sanjay Roy at the Presidency Correctional Home on August 25.
Clashes were reported between the Kolkata Police and the protesters during the Nabanna Abhijan rally on Tuesday. The police lobbed tear gas on the agitators and water canons to stop them from marching forward.
Bengal bandh: Due to the 12-hour West Bengal Bandh on Wednesday, Kolkata Metro services are expected to be impacted. Regular metro commuters are advised to check the official Kolkata Metro website for the latest updates on service disruptions and schedule changes.
The Supreme Court, while hearing the Kolkata rape-murder case, had asked the West Bengal government not to use force to suppress the peaceful protesters.
The Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force (NTF) will explore the possibility of establishing police posts in medical facilities commensurate with the footfall, bed strength and facilities.
The task force has been asked by the apex court to submit its interim report within three weeks and the final report within two months. The task force was constituted following the gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata.
A doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata earlier this month, which triggered massive protests across the country.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The trainee doctor's body was found with severe injury marks inside the seminar hall of the state-run hospital's chest department. A civic volunteer was arrested by the Kolkata Police in connection with the case the following day on August 10.
After the rape and murder case of a doctor at Kolkata hospital shocked the entire nation, the parents of the victim spoke to India TV in an Exclusive Interview and detailed everything they faced on August 9, the day of the heinous crime.
The Karnataka government's move comes after horrific rape-murder of a doctor in Kolkata hospital shocked the entire nation.
In an exclusive interview with India TV, the Kolkata rape-murder victim's parents expressed their grief and spoke at length about the incident. The aggrieved parents also showed their anguish at the lacklustre approach of Kolkata police in handling the case.
One must not forget that it was the Mamata government which initially opposed handing over the case to the CBI. When political leaders apply double standards, it is difficult to change the overall mindset.
Amid the uproar over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, leading Durga Puja committees have now announced their decision to reject the annual festival grants provided by the TMC government, in a show of solidarity with the victim and demands for justice.
Former principal Sandip Ghosh has appeared before the CBI for the eighth consecutive day of questioning. Earlier, he has been interrogated for over 88 hours in connection to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the hospital.
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