In addition to justice for the murdered woman medic, the protesters outlined nine other demands, including the immediate removal of Health Secretary NS Nigam, accountability for alleged administrative failures, and the establishment of a centralised referral system for hospitals.
Earlier in the day, Roopa Ganguly said that she was sitting on a peaceful protest in the Bansdroni Police Station premises, against the incident that took place in Bansdroni, where a schoolboy died after being hit by an excavator in Kolkata's Bansdroni.
BJP leader Roopa Ganguly was arrested after staging a night-long dharna at the Bansdroni Police Station, raising concerns over police actions against her peaceful protest. The arrest has sparked tensions in the region, with the BJP alleging unnecessary police intervention.
The Metro Railway Kolkata will operate 248 services, extending till 4 am, on October 10 and October 11 in the North-South corridor to cope with the festive rush during Durga Puja.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: A woman trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.
The tram in Kolkata is not just the source of transport. It signifies the culture that the citizens have within them. It represents, in one single enigma, the past, present, and future.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee described the "long and arduous exercises" behind the significant news regarding major American investment in the state’s semiconductor sector.
Junior doctors in Kolkata will restart emergency services on Saturday. Despite resuming work, they plan a protest march tomorrow demanding justice and better working conditions.
According to CBI sources, the father urged the agency to secure all call records and monitor the duty roster for that fateful night, indicating that he suspects multiple interns and physicians from the hospital may have been involved in the crime.
Junior doctors agitating over RG Kar murder said they would continue their sit-in and not join duty.
On Monday, the Sealdah Court extended the custody of Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and Abhijit Mondal, the officer-in-charge of Tala Police Station, for three more days.
Kolkata: Junior doctors celebrated as 4 of their 5 demands have been met after their meeting with CM Mamata Banerjee. After meeting junior doctors on September 16, CM Mamata Banerjee announced the removal of Kolkata Police Commissioner.
In order to break the deadlock between the government and protesting doctors, CM Mamata Banerjee extended a meeting invite to RG Kar doctors. However, the doctors put forward some conditions before accepting the invitation.
In a major development, the CBI has arrested former principal Sandip Ghosh and a Station House Officer (SHO) in connection with a rape and murder case in Kolkata.
Despite the Chief Minister's attempts to de-escalate the situation, the junior doctors remained firm on their demand for an official videographer, stalling discussions. The standoff continues, prolonging the strike, which has impacted medical services across the state.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited Swasthya Bhawan the state health department headquarters in Salt Lake in Kolkata to meet with doctors who are on a sit-in protest and assured them that she would look into their demands and take action against those found guilty.
A rag picker was injured in a blast at the intersection of Blochmann Street and S.N. Banerjee Road in central Kolkata. Police have cordoned off the area and initiated an investigation.
Mamata Banerjee, who met protesting doctors almost a month after the gruesome rape-murder of the junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, requested the medics to return to work. In an emotional pitch, the CM said that she has come as their 'Didi' not CM.
The camps, organised as a mark of the doctors' protest against the trainee doctor's rape and murder at the RG Kar hospital, featured banners that read 'We Want Justice'.
In a significant development, the Sealdah Court in Kolkata rejected the CBI's plea for a narco-analysis test on Roy. The court's decision followed Roy's refusal to undergo the test, which is commonly used to gather additional information in criminal investigations.
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