Roopa Ganguly Detained Following Overnight Protest in Kolkata
Das was among the BJP supporters arrested on Wednesday evening, as they were protesting against the death of a local schoolboy that morning in the locality. The boy died after being hit by a payloader being used by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) staff for road repair purposes.
‘Ready to Step Down,’ Says Mamata as Talks with Junior Doctors Reach Deadlock
She said this after the proposed talks between the Chief Minister and a 30-member delegation of the West Bengal Junior Doctors Forum failed to materialise on Thursday as the junior doctors refused to budge from their demand to live telecast the meeting.
Stalemate Persists as Protesting Doctors Reject Mamata's Offer for Talks
The protesters comprise senior and junior doctors, students in medicine, and representations from the nursing community. They have made their stand pretty clear that unless their major demands like suspending the Health Secretary, Director of Health Services, and the Director of Medical Education are met, their sit-in will continue.
RG Kar: CBI Uncovers Clues from Sandip Ghosh's Letter Regarding Renovation Near Crime Scene
The body of the victim was recovered on August 9 morning from the seminar room located within the hospital campus.
Mamata Banerjee can't hide her criminal intent behind new anti-rape Bill, says Amit Malviya
Basically, the Aparajita Bill pressed to bring reforms and additional laws related to rape and sexual offences for giving further protection to women and children in view of the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. The Bill would amend the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Its aim is to extend punishment and provide a framework for speedy investigation and trial of heinous crimes against women and children in West Bengal.
Bengal Assembly Passes Bill Seeking Death Penalty for Rape Convicts
BJP's legislative team in the Assembly, as promised, did not seek any division in the vote for passing the bill.
Shivraj Chouhan: Mamata Didi Will Face Consequences Over Kolkata Rape-Murder Case
In this interview to IANS, the former CM spoke on a range of issues including the rape and murder case of the trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical and Hospital in Kolkata to Jharkhand politics given the coming Assembly polls in the state.
Maha CM and Deputies Pledge to 'Continue Ladki Bahin Scheme Forever' with Increased Monthly Assistance
However, the single-judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha of the Calcutta High Court ordered the release of Lahiri on Friday and said that no coercive action could be taken against him, not only in relation to the Nabanna Abhijan but over any other police cases against him.
Bengal Government Appeals to Supreme Court Against Release of Nabanna Abhijan Convenor
However, the single-judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha of the Calcutta High Court ordered the release of Lahiri on Friday and said that no coercive action could be taken against him, not only in relation to the Nabanna Abhijan but over any other police cases against him.
Chirag Paswan Rebukes Mamata Banerjee’s 'If You Burn...' Threat
Ms Banerjee, who has been on the back foot following a country-wide furore over the heinous rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, recently said at a function, "Modi babu, you are trying to create unrest in Bengal through your people. But remember, if you burn Bengal, Assam, Northeast, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Delhi will burn too."
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