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The fire reportedly broke out in a ward of ESI Hospital, Kolkata. New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a government hospital in central Kolkata this morning. At least 10 fire engines were rushed to the Sealdah area to put off the fire at the ESI hospital, officials said. A patient died in the…
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Kolkata: Protesting junior doctors in Kolkata launched their ‘Droher Carnival’ (carnival of protest) today from city centre Esplanade – a short distance from the Red Road where the state government was hosting the Durga Puja Carnival. The puja carnival, showcasing award-winning idols, has been a high-point of the city’s festive landscape since 2016. But today,…
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Kolkata’s protesting doctors’ plan to distribute leaflets at pandals during the ongoing Durga Puja was vetoed by the police over concerns about crowd management. The police contend that the sensitive issue could upset people and lead to a law and order issue in the festive season. The doctors, a section of whom are on a…
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The junior doctors of Bengal called off their massive protest over the rape-murder of a colleague at a Kolkata hospital and said they will join work from Saturday. But there was a caveat – they said they will not join OPD services or attend elected operations. These would be resumed once they are assured of…
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Sandeep Ghosh was the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Kolkata: The former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and the station house officer (SHO) who initially investigated the rape and murder of a trainee doctor have been arrested by the CBI for allegedly misleading investigators and trying to hide…
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A ragpicker said an object that he had picked up exploded in central Kolkata Kolkata: A ragpicker was injured after an object that he had picked up exploded in central Kolkata today, the police said. Following the incident at 1.45 pm, the officer in charge of central Kolkata’s Taltala police station went to the spot…
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The Bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud questioned where the challan was. New Delhi: Was a First Information Report or FIR filed in the Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case – long before the one filed 14 hours after the body was discovered? An intervenor who filed a petition in the Supreme Court appears…
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Most of Kolkata went dark this evening as a mark of protest against the rape-murder of a young doctor at the RG Kar Medical College. It was also a unique display of the city’s solidarity with the young doctors who have been on a protest since the horrific incident of August 9. This is expected…
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PM Narendra Modi said his government won’t spare anyone who commits crime against women New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today assured strict action in cases of crime against women, amid a huge outrage over the rape and murder of a junior doctor in a hospital in Kolkata. “The security of women is very important….
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The rape and murder of the trainee doctor have sparked widespread outrage. Kolkata: Amid the ongoing investigations and protests following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, the accused Sanjoy Roy’s mother-in-law suggested that there could be more people involved in the crime and further added that Roy could not have done it…
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