West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held the press conference after the deadline of the meeting - 5 PM on Thursday - passed and the protesting doctors did not reach Nabanna for (Secretariate) for the discussion to end the strike.
Kolkata Rape and Murder Case: Post Mamata Banerjee’s Press Conference where she mentioned Kolkata Doc’s murder case and asked the citizens to return to the upcoming Durga Puja festival mode, Victim’s mother condemned CM’s statement and called it ‘inhuman’. She further alleged that the Chief Minister
The West Bengal government will also hold a state administrative review meeting under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat on Monday to assess infrastructure projects and citizen-centric services.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: A postgraduate trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty at the hospital on August 9. A civic volunteer was arrested by the police the next day in connection with the case which the Calcutta High Court later transferred to the CBI.
Yunus, 84, said delaying the India-Bangladesh treaty on Teesta water sharing does not serve any purpose for either of the countries. The water-sharing pact hit a roadblock when West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee declined to endorse a deal signed during ex-PM Manmohan Singh's Dhaka visit in 2011.
The West Bengal Assembly passed an anti-rape Bill on September 3 that seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state.
The bill provides for death penalty to those convicted in rape cases where the victim dies or is rendered permanently crippled, imprisonment for rest of life in rape and gang rape cases, life term or death penalty for repeat offenders in rape cases.
The West Bengal Assembly passed a new legislation called the Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024. This bill aims to make the state a safer place for women and children, especially in the wake of a tragic incident that occurred at RG Kar Medical College.
The Centre's petition highlights concerns over the state's reluctance to provide necessary support for the CISF in safeguarding the hospital. The Supreme Court had previously ordered the state to facilitate this support, but the implementation has faced delays.
Speaking on 'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill, Mamata Banerjee said the anti-rape Bill aims at quick investigation, fast justice delivery and enhanced punishment.
The entire country has witnessed protests against the rape and murder of the postgraduate trainee doctor, whose body was found in the hospital on August 9.
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West Bengal pledged hospital security improvements in 2019, memo shows. However, RG Kar Hospital continued to have few guards, missing locks on some doors, witnesses say.
'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill 2024' seeks to strengthen protections for women and children. The legislation aims to amend existing laws and introduce new provisions specifically targeting rape and other sexual offences, enhancing legal measures against such crimes in the state.
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing her of showing a willingness to protect rapists.
Earlier, the West Bengal government had filed a plea in the Supreme Court saying that the Paschim Banga Chhtra Samaj leader led a violent march to the state secretariat on August 27 under the guise of a peaceful protest.
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The introduction of this Bill comes in response to the recent rape and murder of a woman medical trainee at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, which has intensified calls for tougher measures against sexual violence.
Kolkata is bracing for a series of protests on Sunday demanding justice for a trainee doctor allegedly raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital.
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.
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