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  • Kolkata horror: Doc, cop on same side, thanks to SSKM mob fury after 15-year-old patient's death

    Subrata Sur, the injured PGT doctor at SSKM. KOLKATA: Amidst the continuing agitation by junior doctors, demanding justice for the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder victim and also for better security cover, a junior doctor was assaulted at IPGMER ...

    20 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor horror: Ex-RG Kar head Sandip Ghosh falters during CBI quizzing

    Sandip Ghosh was questioned by CBI for the fourth consecutive day KOLKATA: Former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh was questioned by the CBI on Monday, the fourth consecutive day. After he came out of CBI's office at ...

    20 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: 1,000 escort senior doctors, who got cop notice, to Lalbazar

    Doctors march to Lalbazar on Monday KOLKATA: More than 1,000 doctors marched with their seniors Kunal Sarkar and Subarna Goswami to Kolkata Police headquarters on Monday. The duo was on their way to Lalbazar to respond to the police ...

    20 August 2024 Times of India
    'Indira... Mamata': Insta user in police net for post against Mamata Banerjee

    West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: A 23-year-old college student from Lake Town was arrested for allegedly divulging the identity of the PGT doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital on Aug 9. The woman, ...

    20 August 2024 Times of India
    Hosps, docs seek safer workplace but not curbs

    Kolkata: While some of the Bengal government’s steps for ensuring safety for working women are being appreciated, doctors and nurses said they did not support the pointer on avoiding night shifts as much as possible, terming such curbs regressive. ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    CBI quizzes former RG Kar medical college principal Sandip Ghosh in Kolkata doctor rape-murder case for 4th consecutive day

    Former RG Kar medical college principal Sandip Ghosh NEW DELHI: For the fourth consecutive day on Monday, CBI officers questioned Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College, regarding the rape and murder of a woman ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    KP’s 15-member SIT to probe 4 vandalism FIRs

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has formed a 15-member Special investigation Team (SIT) to probe the vandalism on the R G Kar Hospital premises on the midnight of Aug 14. This team — with officers from detective department and the ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar hospital horror: CM Mamata Banerjee has fixed rate card for rape victims, says parents' lawyer

    KOLKATA: The counsel representing the family of the 31-year-old doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at R G Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata has criticised West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's handling of the case. Read ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar Hospital rape-murder: Situation in West Bengal will worsen in days to come, says Mithun Chakraborty

    KOLKATA: Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty has slammed the West Bengal government over the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Read more: Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case Live Updates: Doctors' march to begin ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    ‘SMEs raised ₹11k cr in last decade’

    Kolkata: Small and medium enterprises have raised Rs 11,000 crore in the last decade, said Shekhar Chaudhary, director of financial markets division, department of economic affairs of the Union govt. He was speaking at the 10th edition of the ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Hidco plans underpass, subway to unclog roads

    Kolkata: Following the plan to set up vehicular underpasses in four different locations on the main arterial road in New Town, the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) has further come up with plans to have a vehicular underpass and ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    BMC starts drive to remove defunct trident light poles

    Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started a drive to remove defunct trident light poles across Salt Lake. Civic officials said the decision to remove trident light poles was taken last year. “Work order was recently issued for ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Pvt hospitals worry over backlog of non-emergency ops, diagnostic tests

    Kolkata: The OPD shutdown across private hospitals on Saturday has made scheduled appointments go haywire and forced hospital authorities to defer those which could lead to a delay of three to five days on an average or a week ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Autopsy confirms 14 injuries, forceful penetration in Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Reports

    Doctors protest during a rally against the alleged rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor in Kolkata. KOLKATA: The autopsy report of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor from Kolkata's R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, who was ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    'There were three bodies, but our daughter was cremated first': Kolkata victim's father hints at intent to destroy evidence

    Doctors with others take part in a protest march against the sexual assault and murder of a PGT doctor, in Kolkata. (PTI photo) KOLKATA : The father of the junior doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata horror: Healthcare services remain affected in West Bengal as junior doctors protest

    File photo NEW DELHI: Healthcare services at state-run hospitals in West Bengal were disrupted on Monday as junior doctors continued their cease-work protest over the rape and murder of a colleague from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar protests spill over to football pitch, unite MB, EB fans

    Kolkata: Thousands of Mohun Bagan and East Bengal fans were joined by some Mohammedan Sporting supporters as protests against the R G Kar rape-murder spilled over to the football field on Sunday evening.Protesters gathered outside the Salt Lake Stadium, ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Will you ask K’taka CM to quit: TMC to Rahul after RG Kar barb

    Kolkata: Trinamool attacked Congress on the Karnataka CM issue on Sunday, three days after Rahul Gandhi’s “Kathua to Kolkata” remark over the rape and murder of a PGT doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.Most INDIA bloc ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    TMC heat on CBI over probe pace, BJP to up ante on govt

    Kolkata: Trinamool questioned CBI’s pace of probe in the RG Kar rape-murder case after the party’s two-day protests demanding speedy trial and capital punishment ended on Sunday.Trinamool Rajya Sabha member Sushmita Dev posted on X: “On August 16, Chief ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    State to distribute 6.6L rakhis today

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt is going to host Rakhi Bandhan on Monday in a grand way and it will be celebrated as Sanskriti Divas. The main programme will be held at Netaji Indoor Stadium to showcase inter-religious bonding and ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Cops cite audio clips for 163 order

    Kolkata: Bidhannagar City Police on Sunday imposed prohibitory orders, under BNSS 163, in and around Salt Lake stadium from 4 pm till midnight, banning meetings and assembly of more than five persons. Senior cops held an emergency press conference ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Protesters defy BNSS 163, waterlogged N Kol streets

    Kolkata: Braving the rain, hundreds congregated at Shyambazar 5-point crossing defying prohibitory orders on Sunday to reclaim the protest zone. On Saturday the Kolkata Police imposed Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — earlier Section 144 ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Shami could play in a Ranji game for Bengal

    Kolkata: Mohammed Shami’s comeback path could well start at his home state, Bengal. The India pacer, currently undergoing rehabilitation following an ankle injury, is likely to test his recovery in a Ranji Trophy game. Although Bengal will start their ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Protest by football fans hits Bypass traffic

    Kolkata: Traffic across Bypass was severely affected — longer detours rather than traffic jams — due to the agitation staged by fans of arch-rivals, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, at Salt Lake all through Sunday evening to protest against ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Security issues remain as Bagan, EB set for potential Durand final

    Kolkata: The Durand Cup organisers on Sunday announced the quarterfinals line-up with East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan SG set for a potential final. In the quarterfinals, East Bengal will now face Lajong FC in Shillong on Wednesday and ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Lalbazar seeks details of civic volunteers

    Kolkata: Lalbazar has requested detailed information about all civic volunteers working under the Kolkata Police. All units have been asked to collect and send the details at the earliest. This is based on the orders from the state home ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    On rainiest day this month, city gets more than 65 mm showers

    Kolkata: The city was drenched by a heavy downpour that continued for several hours between Sunday morning and afternoon and resumed in the evening after a brief lull, leaving several roads waterlogged and traffic crawling across thoroughfares. By 12 ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    IIT-Kgp honours Isro chair with Special Life Fellow Award

    Kolkata: Describing himself as a 100% ‘Made in India’ product, Isro chairman S Somanath on Sunday said the skills he acquired were derived from his experience at the Indian space agency.Somanath, who was awarded the Special Life Fellow Award ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    N 24 Parganas crematorium awaits unclaimed body to start functioning

    Kolkata: Gobardanga’s newly-constructed electric crematorium awaits inauguration due to a curious reason. As per convention, the first body to be cremated has to be an unclaimed one. But for the past several weeks, no such corpse has reached the ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Lashka will be hard to toss

    Kolkata: LVR Deshmukh- nursed Lashka will be hard to beat in the second division of Salar Jung Cup at Malakpet on Monday. The daughter of Lucky will be guided by Akshay Kumar. Adbhut should strike in the first division ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata medico rape-murder case: Ex-principal Sandip Ghosh's chats under CBI scanner

    Sandip Ghosh, Ex-principal of R G Kar Medical College KOLKATA: The CBI, probing the rape and murder of the R G Kar Medical College & Hospital doctor, questioned Sandip Ghosh - former principal of the institution - for ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Why send people demanding justice to jail?: Doctor's family in Kolkata rape-murder case

    Doctors protest during a rally against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, at Shyambazar, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: The father of the 31-year-old second-year post-graduate trainee doctor ...

    19 August 2024 Times of India
    Fewer dengue cases in BMC areas this year

    Kolkata: There has been a sharp decline in the number of dengue cases this year compared to last year’s tally in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) areas of Salt Lake and Rajarhat-Gopalpur. According to a BMC data, only 36 dengue ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Flying Scotsman treats rivals with contempt

    Kolkata: Against lucrative odds, Flying Scotsman from the stable of Shyam Habbu pulled off a resolutive win in the Awesome Cup here at the RCTC on Tuesday. It was the Destroyer who was installed as the firm favourite to ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kol rallies for speedy investigation, justice

    Kolkata: Protests continued in the city as several citizens raised their voices not only to demand speedy investigation by the CBI and justice for the R G Kar rape and murder victim but also to end the culture of ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor murder-rape: Doctors continue protest at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital

    NEW DELHI: Students and junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata continue their protest over the alleged rape and murder of a female colleague on August 9. This incident, which has shocked the nation, has ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata Police issue summonses to former BJP MP and doctors for revealing identity of rape victim

    File photo NEW DELHI: Kolkata Police have issued summonses to former BJP MP Locket Chatterjee and two doctors, Dr. Kunal Sarkar and Dr. Subarna Goswami, along with 57 others. They are accused of allegedly spreading rumors and disclosing the ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor horror: TMC vs TMC over probe into police commissioner and former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh

    TMC leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy (left) and Kunal Ghosh (right) NEW DELHI: Veteran Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy has called for the CBI to conduct a custodial interrogation of Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal and the former principal ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    'She is a woman herself ...': Akhilesh Yadav defends Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of politicising the rape and murder case of a doctor in Kolkata while defending West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. He ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    ‘Abhishek should take a proactive role’

    Kolkata: Trinamool former Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh on Saturday said party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee should take a more “proactive” role under CM Mamata Banerjee’s leadership to blunt the BJP-Left narrative based on falsehoods and canards. Ghosh also ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    More rain in Kol over next 2-3 days: Met

    Kolkata: The city received intermittent spells of moderate rain on Saturday. Most parts of south Bengal, including Kolkata, are likely to experience light to moderate rain from Sunday to Tuesday due to a low-pressure area over northwest Bay of ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    City school presents unique annual concert

    Kolkata: DPS Megacity celebrated its educational journey of 20 years with the annual day concert on July 19 and 20 at the Science City Auditorium. The students and teachers showcased their vibrant and multifaceted talents through a resplendent pageant ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    'We are still stuck in 2012, politics to shift focus': Nirbhaya's mother on Kolkata's RG Kar rape-murder incident

    NEW DELHI: Asha Devi, the mother of Nirbhaya, expressed her outrage over the rape and murder of a female resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. She described the incident as "the most unfortunate thing ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    No meetings, no rallies: Kolkata Police imposes Section 163 amid protests over doctor's rape-murder at RG Kar Medical College

    KOLKATA: Amid ongoing protests against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the police have imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. This measure, effective ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    'Not the work of one person ...': Former NCW chief Rekha Sharma on Kolkata woman doctor rape-murder

    Former NCW chief Rekha Sharma (PTI/File photo) NEW DELHI: Former National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma commented on the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, suggesting ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Did doctor pay price for knowing too much, ask parents & colleagues

    KOLKATA: Did the 31-year-old PGT doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital know something she was not supposed to? Did she have to pay the price for knowing those "secrets"? Was the rape and murder planned to silence ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    RPF constable groped me to ‘check gender’: Transwoman files FIR

    Kolkata: A group of transwomen who were heading to RG Kar Medical College on Friday to join the protest have filed an FIR alleging that one of them was groped by an RPF constable to check her ‘gender' at ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Govt, private hosps keep OPDs shut as docs join IMA’s nationwide 24-hr strike

    Kolkata: OPD services and elective surgeries remained suspended largely in both govt and private hospitals across the state on Saturday. Sources said that OPD counters see less footfall on Saturdays. And since many knew about the OPD closure call, ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Shantanu removed as KMC health adviser

    Kolkata: After being axed from the post of Trinamool spokesperson, Shantanu Sen was on Saturday removed from the post of adviser to Kolkata Municipal Corporation health department. Sen was appointed as an adviser to KMC health department on Jan ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    KP’s outreach plan on Rakhi

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police has decided to celebrate Rakhi Bandhan in a grand scale to develop greater acceptance and credibility after the R G Kar incident.“On the day of Rakhi, all divisions and traffic department of KP will observe Rakshi ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Ratri Sathi app, breathalyzers at gates to make hosps safer

    Kolkata: The state govt on Saturday announced a slew of safety measures for female doctors working in hospitals. Among the steps announced on Saturday are creating safe zones for women and separate rest areas with toilets, regulating duty hours, ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    After 3 phases, survey finds 55k hawkers in Kol

    Kolkata: The hawker survey conducted by Kolkata Municipal Corporation has identified 55,000 hawkers in various hawking zones like the Gariahat-Ballygunge belt, New Market-Chowringhee belt, Hatibagan, Chandni Chowk, Sealdah, Bowbazar, College Street, S N Banerjee Road, BBD Bag, Burrabazar, Behala, ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Friends, teachers from Sodepur schools take to streets, remember girl with dreams in her eyes

    Kolkata: Hundreds of alumni from various all-girls schools in Sodepur, including the alma mater of the 31-year-old second-year post-graduate trainee doctor from R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, took to the streets in protest on Saturday afternoon. The ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    East Bengal make Super 6

    Kolkata: East Bengal FC crushed Kalighat Sports Lovers Association 4-0 on Saturday, becoming the first team to confirm their place in the championship round of CFL Premier Division. In-form Jesin TK gave Bino George’s unbeaten team a 26th-minute lead ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kol filmmaker’s app scam docu bags Emmy current affairs nomination

    Kolkata: In a historic Emmy nod for a Kolkata documentary director, and in a first, an Indian film has been nominated for the 2024 International Emmy Awards for News & Current Affairs.BBC India Eye’s documentary, ‘The Trap: India’s Deadliest ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    State revokes 42 docs’ transfer order

    Kolkata: The health department has revoked the transfer of 42 doctors cutting across several govt hospitals 24 hours after the order was issued. Sources said the order recall followed an intervention of the CM. There has been allegations that ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    West Bengal woman 'stripped, dragged on road'; BJP neta held

    NANDIGRAM: A BJP booth president, Tapas Das, was arrested in Nandigram on Saturday following a complaint by a woman that on Friday night a group of miscreants broke into her house and assaulted her for quitting BJP and joining ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Man whips out pistol at police station, held

    Kolkata: Cops, who arrested one Raju Paswan from Nimtala Ghat area on Saturday, later foiled his escape bid from Jorabagan police station. Based on intelligence, cops got to know that Paswan was hiding in the Nimtala Ghat area with ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Tolly protests, viewed through multiple prisms

    Kolkata: The involvement of Tollywood in the R G Kar demonstrations has been perceived through various lenses. While a faction of individuals derive amusement from creating memes using the footage of celebrities’ videos or casting doubt on the agendas ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata woman rape-murder: Did doctor pay price for knowing too much, ask parents, colleagues

    Junior doctors at R G Kar continue their protest KOLKATA: Did the 31-year-old PGT doctor at R G Kar Hospital know something she was not supposed to? Did she have to pay the price for knowing those "secrets"? Was ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Hospital to barrack room, CBI expands probe net

    CBI officials reached R G Kar hospital KOLKATA: The RG Kar hospital seminar hall, where the 31-year-old PGT was found raped and murdered, was extensively videographed by CBI using 3D imaging for nearly 10 hours on Saturday.The crime ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor horror: CBI checking Ghosh's statement with others'

    From doctors to the civil society, people from all walks of life are hitting the streets to demand justice for the victim KOLKATA: The CBI also quizzed former principal Sandip Ghosh's former colleagues - Arunava Dutta Chowdhury (head of ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata RG Kar College ransack: Cops picked up wrong people, say families of youths arrested for hospital vandalism

    Still from CCTV footage showing the moment the RG Kar main gate was being breached by the mob (right) KOLKATA: Families, friends and neighbours of at least two youths, who were arrested for vandalism at R G Kar Hospital ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata woman doctor rape-murder: Doubt if seminar hall was the crime scene, says victim's mother

    The doctor's mother raised doubts about the scene of the crime, if it indeed took place in the seminar hall. KOLKATA: The R G Kar victim's father said on Saturday, "The entire department at the hospital is responsible for ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata RG Kar horror: Pakistan, Bangladesh and Australia join global protests to express solidarity

    (Clockwise from top left) Bongodyut’s silent protest at Granville Futsal court in Sydney; the Indian community in Hamburg gathers at Jungfernstieg, Hamburg; Dhaka University students at a protest rally KOLKATA: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has condemned the "brutal ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata RG Kar Hospital violence: Organised vandalism, say cops after 31 arrests

    Scenes of vandalism on the RG Kar campus on Aug 14 night KOLKATA: On a day Kolkata Police took the number of arrests to 31 from Friday's 25 - at least 20 others have either been identified or detained ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata hospital violence: In Belgachhia, Paikpara, Cossipore, people discuss role of 'para boys' in RG Kar ransack

    Many of the arrests were done from Goabagan KOLKATA: The arrest of more than two dozen youths from various north Kolkata neighbourhoods after the vandalism at R G Kar Hospital on the night of Aug 15 has turned ...

    18 August 2024 Times of India
    Won’t tolerate attempts to malign Bengal: CM

    Kolkata: Asking the BJP and Left not to test her patience, CM Mamata Banerjee said, “I want to tell Ram-Bam-Shyam — the alliance of the BJP, the CPM and the Congress in Bengal — that you can abuse me ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Durand Cup derby cancelled amid protests over doctor's rape and murder in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: The Durand Cup derby between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, scheduled for Sunday at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, has been cancelled due to the ongoing unrest in the city. This decision followed a meeting between Kolkata ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Open to CBI scanner on our probe: CP

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police is open to an independent probe by the CBI to ascertain if it indeed had destroyed any evidence, said police commissioner Vineet Goyal on Saturday. The commissioner said the “CBI can investigate anything done on our ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Man shot 'after bad road protest' in West Bengal

    BEHRAMPORE: A 44-year-old man was shot dead at Ramna village of Murshidabad allegedly after he demanded repair of a local road and criticised panchayat leaders. Two persons were detained in connection with his murder on Friday. Victim Babar Ali ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor horror: Reports of '150 gm semen' found in victim's body false, says Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal

    Kolkata CP Vineet Goyal NEW DELHI: West Bengal police commissioner Vineet Goyal has urged the public to disregard "rumours" and "narratives" surrounding the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    CBI picks up RG Kar ex-principal for questioning

    Kolkata: CBI officers on Friday questioned former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh at their office late into the night. The development came a while after Calcutta High Court posted Ghosh's plea, seeking protection for him and his family, for ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    ‘Minister’s son, the shielded accused’, turns out to be Bankura teacher’s son

    Kolkata: A Bankura resident on Friday lodged a complaint that his son, Subhadip Singh Mahapatra, an intern at RG Kar Medical College, was wrongly identified on social media as the “son of minister Soumen Mahapatra who had gone missing ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Swarna Kamal winner dedicates honour to ‘Bengal’s resilient women fighting for justice’

    Kolkata: Miriam Chandy Menacherry, who bagged the Swarna Kamal for Best Director in the non-feature film category at the 70th National Film Awards on Friday for ‘From The Shadows’, dedicated her win to the women in Bengal who were ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    After attack, RG Kar emergency ward works from trauma centre

    Kolkata: The mob vandalism at the emergency unit of the R G Kar Medical College has prompted the hospital administration to start emergency services from the ground floor of the trauma care building. Equipment, monitors, medicine supply and other ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata woman rape-murder case: Colleagues may be involved, doctor's father tells CBI

    A CBI official arrives during investigation of the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor, at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. NEW DELHI: The parents of a woman doctor, who was allegedly raped and ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    'Do whatever possible': File FIR on attacks within 6 hours, Centre tells hospital heads

    KOLKATA: Two days after Union health minister J P Nadda said his ministry will "do whatever possible" to protect doctors at govt hospitals, the ministry on Friday issued a notice to all govt hospitals asking heads of the institutions ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Deadline given to Kolkata Police to complete probe was August 17, same must apply to CBI: TMC MP Derek O'Brien

    TMC MP Derek O'Brien NEW DELHI: TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien said that the deadline set by the CM Mamata Banerjee for the Kolkata Police to complete their investigation should also apply to the CBI.Earlier, CM Mamata Banerjee ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital violence: Vandalism victims recall night of horror

    Still from CCTV footage showing the moment the RG Kar main gate was being breached by the mob (right) KOLKATA: On August 14, a night of chaos unfolded at RG Kar Hospital, leaving many individuals deeply traumatised. The incident ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Lost daughter, gained millions: Father of Kolkata rape-murder victim

    Victim's father said he was moved by the 'Reclaim the Night' protest KOLKATA: I might have lost my daughter, but gained millions, the father of the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder victim told reporters on Friday, moved by ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Our assessment failure led to vandalism: CP

    Kolkata: The post-midnight vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was the result of an "assessment failure" by Kolkata Police, city commissioner Vineet Goyal admitted on Friday, adding that they had so far arrested 25 people, including two ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    I salute the protest led by our mothers and sisters: Mamata

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday supported the spontaneous protests that took over the city's streets on the eve of Independence Day."I salute the protests led by our mothers and sisters," Banerjee said after a silent march in central ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar vandalism shows absolute failure of state machinery: Cal HC

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday said Kolkata Police's failure to prevent the vandalism at RG Kar Hospital after midnight on Thursday was an "absolute failure of state machinery". That police intelligence-gathering did not have any prior information was ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    On I Day, revamped airport toilets give flyers freedom from stench

    Kolkata: On Independence Day, a section of flyers finally experienced freedom from stink and stain at Kolkata airport with the airport operator inviting passengers to inaugurate nine washrooms in the facility that had been completely refurbished. The remaining washrooms ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Redefined for Wadia Trophy

    Kolkata: Prasanna Kumar-saddled Redefined is the first pick to win the Truefitt & Hill Trophy at Pune on Saturday. The son of Symi will be ridden by Antony Raj .Pune Selections1pm: 1. Goldiva 2. Alpha Gene 3. Zacapa.1.30pm: 1. ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    ‘Can’t find doc for my sister’s admission’

    Kolkata: Patients and their families at govt hospitals said while they supported the doctors in the fight for justice, they also pleaded with them to consider their plight. Ashraf Ali, who visited NRS Hospital for his sister’s treatment on ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Hulladek plans to invest ₹10 crore in 6 years

    Kolkata: Waste management company Hulladek Recycling Pvt Ltd is planning to invest Rs 10 crore as part of its pan-India expansion drive in the next six years.With an established base in the eastern India market, the Kolkata-based company is ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Met issues rain alert for Kol till Tue

    Kolkata: Formed over the Bay of Bengal, a low pressure area is set to trigger rain in most parts of Bengal till Tuesday. The Alipore weather office has issued heavy rain alerts in parts of South Bengal, including the ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    ZSI’s forensic centre to curb wildlife crime

    Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) inaugurated the its state-of-the-art Centre for Wildlife Forensics and Conservation Genomics on Friday. “This facility at ZSI is a step to combat wildlife crime and protect India’s rich biodiversity. It is equipped with ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Food delivery boy, app cab driver part of vandal mob

    123 Kolkata: An app-cab driver, a motor parts shopowner, a food delivery boy and several unemployed youths from slums near R G Kar Hospital have been rounded up in multiple cop raids since Thursday morning in a bid to ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Guard, cabby, delivery agent: Women who claim the night, 365 nights a year

    Kolkata: The midnight protests on Wednesday might have prompted thousands of women to take to the streets but there are many women who reclaim the night throughout the year, facing harassment but overcoming fear through grit and determination.Sampa Malik ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata sees 78% jump in industrial, logistics leasing

    Kolkata: The industrial and logistics leasing in Kolkata witnessed a record 78% jump in the first half of 2024 while nationally it has witnessed a 15.7% decline. This was found by a report by leading real estate consultant CBRE ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Duty hike: Beer, IMFL start getting new price labels

    Kolkata: India made foreign liquor (IMFL) and beer started getting new price labels on Friday as per last month’s circular issued by the state excise department. However, all beer and IMFL brands would be available at the old prices ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor death case: Independence Day-eve protest not a one-off event, vow citizens

    Thousands across gender and age groups hit the streets, including at Jadavpur (in pic), on Wednesday night KOLKATA: The massive protests on the eve of Independence Day across the city by multitudes of women, with slogans "the night is ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: From New York City to London, demand for justice blurs borders

    Protests held in (clockwise from top left) Massachusetts, at New York City’s Times Square and in London KOLKATA: From New York City's Times Square to Canada; from the UK to Germany, and Bangladesh, protests were held, and are ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata woman doctor rape-murder: Undaunted RG Kar docs rebuild protest corner

    The reconstructed protest site at R G Kar that was vandalised KOLKATA: Junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College have picked up pieces to reclaim and rebuild their protest site that was vandalised by a mob on the intervening ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata RG Kar violence: Food delivery boy, app cab driver part of vandal mob

    <p>Duttabagan house of accused Sonu Das (left), drivers of some ambulances parked near RG Kar were also reportedly involved<br></p> The Belgachhia slum area, where one of the accused, Sarfaraz, stays<p>Duttabagan house of accused Sonu Das (left), drivers of some ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital violence: Vandals' stones injure woman cop

    Shampa Pramanik’s picture was posted on FB by state police KOLKATA: A woman constable who was on duty on VIP Road on Aug 14 night was severely injured when unruly hooligans pelted stones at policemen. Shampa Pramanik suffered injuries ...

    17 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape case: Hang the accused, not the innocent, says Mamata Banerjee

    Wes Benagal CM Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addressed the media regarding the Kolkata doctor rape incident, stating, "As far as the information I have, I will not blame the students. The incident is very ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
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