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  • ‘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
    Kolkata's RG Kar medical college under siege: When emergency equipment, drugs, and refrigerators destroyed in violent attack

    KOLKATA: Vandals armed with sticks, shafts, bottles and bricks usurped the night Kolkata sought to reclaim Wednesday, storming RG Kar Medical College past midnight and unleashing 40 minutes of mayhem that didn’t spare even critical care units and left ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    Watch: Kolkata doctor rape-murder case accused Sanjay Roy taken for medical examination

    NEW DELHI: Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the RG Kar rape-murder case, has been taken for a medical examination on Friday.On August 9, a postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered while on duty at RG Kar Medical ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    'Protect our protectors': Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Vijay Varma, Priyanka Chopra demand justice for Kolkata rape-murder case victim

    NEW DELHI: Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Vijay Varma and Kriti Sanon have demanded justice for the postgraduate trainee physician in Kolkata who was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty. The incident took place ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    'My life is in danger': Former RG Kar Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh seeks protection in Calcutta HC

    KOLKATA: Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, where a trainee woman doctor was raped and murdered on August 9 in West Bengal, has sought protection from the Calcutta high court, alleging that his ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata hospital horror: We will not be intimidated by TMC police, says Union minister Sukanta Majumdar

    KOLKATA: Union minister Sukanta Majumdar has taken to X to address those seeking justice for the Kolkata doctor who was raped and murdered on August 9 at RG Kar Medical College.In his tweet, he assures them that the actions ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    Shift patients, shutdown hospital: Calcutta high court lambasts state machinery over RG Kar Medical College vandalism

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court has expressed grave concern over the recent act of vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The court questioned the state's ability to provide a secure working environment for doctors, emphasizing ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: CBI questions victim's batchmates from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital

    NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers visited the residence of a doctor who was recently raped and murdered at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday.They spoke with her parents to gather information as a part of their ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    'There is no cover-up': Mahua Moitra slams BJP of calling TMC women MPs 'Gungi gudiya'

    NEW DELHI: Amidst ongoing protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has denied allegations of a cover-up. She responded to accusations from the opposition ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    Anger on streets, Bengal on boil: How the state is braced for a tense Friday

    KOLKATA: Bengal is gearing up for a tense Friday as a shutdown-like scenario looms, with CM Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and opposition parties BJP and CPM announcing separate protests centered on RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The recent ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    'Neither spoke against party nor any leader ...': Trinamool leader Shantanu Sen over reports on removal as TMC spokesperson

    Screengrab from self-made video by Santanu Sen NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shantanu Sen has stated that he neither spoke against his party nor any leader after learning about his alleged removal from the position of the party's ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata hospital horror: '5 arrested in RG Kar Hospital vandalism through social media feedback'

    KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police has made progress in the RG Kar Hospital vandalism investigation by apprehending 19 people in connection with the case.The authorities have acknowledged the vital role played by social media in identifying five suspects, crediting public ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    'Bam and Ram want to create unrest ...': West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on midnight attack at Kolkata's RG Kar hospital

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Left and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of collaborating to create unrest in the state. This accusation came after vandalism at RG ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata hospital horror: 'It will hurt my daughter if I accept compensation for her death'

    KOLKATA: The father of the deceased doctor in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-death case has refrained from disclosing details about his conversation with the CBI, citing legal constraints."It is not lawfully appropriate to give details on ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder: TMC, BJP & CPM in RG Kar blame game, plan separate protests

    KOLKATA: Bengal braced for a tense Friday with a shutdown-like scenario as CM Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and opposition parties BJP and CPM announced separate protests focused on RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the rape and murder ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    Women take to streets across cities on Independence Day eve, make themselves heard

    Reclaim the night', the protest call, became a mass movement across India on Independence Day eve on Wednesday as it reverberated in numerous cities as doctors, other professionals and general public gathered to raise their voice against the rape ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    RAF rained teargas, mob hit back with bricks & stones

    KOLKATA: The vandalism at RG Kar hospital spilled over outside its premises. Police vehicles and CCTV cameras were damaged as the mob targeted cops at RG Kar outpost, injuring several of them.The arrival of police reinforcements seemed to make ...

    16 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder: 9 arrested for mob violence during protest

    Protestors at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during a protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor inside the hospital premises, in Kolkata, early Thursday. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: Kolkata police arrested nine people on ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    BJP demands West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's resignation, plans to hold candlelight rally at her residence

    The party's women's wing has announced plans to hold a candlelight rally to Banerjee's residence on Friday as a form of protest. KOLKATA: BJP has called for the resignation of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday in ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Suicide bid hits Orange Line ops

    Kolkata: Services on New Garia-Ruby Metro were disrupted on Wednesday after a man attempted suicide at Satyajit Ray station. “A man tried to jump in front of a train at 9.32 am. He was taken to M R Bangur,” ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Pvt hospitals keep OPDs shut as docs join protest

    Kolkata: Responding to the call for OPD shutdown by the Joint Platform of Doctors, most doctors at private hospitals across the city stayed away from the OPD on Wednesday . While many knew about the OPD closure call, those ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    'I don't know anything ...' : Newly appointed principal of RG Kar Medical College on mob vandalism

    NEW DELHI: Unidentified mob members vandalized RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on late Wednesday night, prompting newly appointed principal Suhrita Pal to express she is in the dark about the perpetrators. This incident comes in the ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Doctor's father shares her last diary entry to 'become a Gold Medallist'

    NEW DELHI: The father of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata while on duty, shared insights into his daughter's aspirations and dedication to her medical ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar Hospital horror: Agitating doctors meet Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, seek help after attacks by hooligans

    Unidentified miscreants entered the premises of the state-run hospital shortly after midnight on Thursday and vandalised portions of the medical facility, where the body of a woman doctor was found last week, police said. NEW DELHI: A group of ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    'Crime scene not disturbed', says Kolkata Police after vandalism at RG Kar Medical College

    Kolkata Police clarified on Thursday that the crime scene of the junior doctor's rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College was not disturbed during the mob vandalism on August 14. NEW DELHI: The Kolkata police clarified on Thursday ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    CNMCH protest shifts to other side of CIT Road

    Kolkata: The junior doctors, who had been guarding the Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH) administrative building to stop Sandip Ghosh from taking charge, shifted their protest to the main campus on the other side of CIT Road ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    CBI begins questioning prime accused Sanjay

    Kolkata: Hours after CBI lodged an FIR in New Delhi the RG Kar rape-murder case, the agency took custody of prime accused Sanjay Roy, took him for medical examination, and started questioning him at its CGO Complex office. Senior ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar Hospital rape-murder: It was wrong to tell parents she died by suicide, says HoD

    KOLKATA: The head of RG Kar Medical College’s chest department, where the PG trainee was raped and murdered, said on Wednesday that it had been “wrong” to tell her parents that she had died by suicide while informing them ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    KP: Rumours hurting probe

    Kolkata: “Rumours don’t help but harm probe,” Kolkata Police wrote on its social media page after handing over all probe details to CBI. The force claimed it had tried to do its best in the last four days and ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    ‘Never suggested victim’s death was suicide’: Cops squash rumours as CBI takes custody of prime accused Sanjoy Roy in Kolkata's RG Kar hospital doctor rape-murder

    CBI took custody of Sanjoy Roy, the main suspect in the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College, following a court directive transferring the case from Kolkata police. KOLKATA: CBI took custody Wednesday of Sanjoy ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar rape-murder: Protests continue at Kolkata hospital, across nation

    Doctors at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata continued protests over the rape and murder of a doctor, impacting medical services nationally. Supportive actions extended from senior faculty and doctors across India, demanding better protection for healthcare workers. Even ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    'I am ready to touch your feet ... ', West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee appeals to doctors to end protest as CBI takes over RG Kar rape-murder case

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed relief as the Calcutta High Court directed the CBI to investigate a young doctor's rape-murder. KOLKATA: CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she was "relieved" that the Calcutta high court had asked CBI to ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    'Prison van turned back midway': Drama over accused's medical check-up in Kolkata doctor rape-murder case

    KOLKATA: Sources said the CBI was looking into the victim's whereabouts in the few hours before her death, including the people she met or spoke with. Kolkata Police has already handed over related documents, case diary, CCTV footage from ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Nursing super had key to hall, says HoD

    KOLKATA: The chest department HoD of RG Kar Medical College on Wednesday slammed an assistant superintendent of the hospital for lying to the parents of the PG trainee doctor that she had died by suicide, reports Prithvijit Mitra. "The ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    State obligated to offer compensation, says Kolkata cop when asked about claims of bid to buy doctor family's silence

    KOLKATA: Acting on Calcutta high court's directive, CBI took custody on Wednesday of Sanjoy Roy, the prime accused in the rape-murder of a resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and all related documents and evidence from ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Will offer CBI all help, let it ensure death for culprit: CM

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she was "relieved" that the Calcutta high court had asked CBI to probe the rape-murder of a young postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and added that the ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Ritwik Ghatak’s ancestral house in Rajshahi razed a day after govt fell

    Kolkata: The ancestral house of legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak in Bangladesh's Rajshahi district has been demolished, much to the dismay of cine lovers on both sides of the border. Ghatak, who was born in Dhaka, spent his youth in ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Chagall hard to toss

    Kolkata: Pesi Shroff-trained Chagall will be hard to beat in the Independence Million at Pune on Thursday. Pune Selections2.15pm: 1. Axlrod 2. Marlboro 3. Midas Touch. 2.45pm: 1. Seeking Alpha 2. Doctor Dolly 3. Divine Hope. 3.15pm: 1. In ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Will not relent till all culprits are arrested, say agitating doctors

    Kolkata: The agitation at RG Kar hospital entered the sixth day on Wednesday with the protesting doctors showing no signs of retreating any time soon. They iterated that they keep the heat up until all the perpetrators are arrested.On ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    2 RG Kar girls feted on Kanyashree Divas

    Kolkata: Two girls from R G Kar Medical College are among 24 women from different fields who were felicitated by the state on Wednesday to observe Kanyashree Divas. Tiyasa Chanda and Madhurima Mishra, the two awardees are third-year MBBS ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    No objection to protest but think of us too: Patients

    Kolkata: The ‘OPD shutdown’ call by Joint Platform of Doctors on Wednesday added to the sufferings of patients, who have been at the receiving end of the doctors’ protests the past couple of days. Many, unaware of the demonstration, ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    IMA team visits victim’s home, vows to stand by kin for justice

    Kolkata: A team of doctors from the IMA’s national body on Wednesday met the parents of the PGT doctor, who was raped and murdered at R G Kar Medical College on Aug 9. The doctors vowed to stand by ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Sodepur neighbourhood steps out to seek justice

    Kolkata: The Sodepur, Khardah and Panihati areas, including the doctor’s neighbourhood, were taken over by women at midnight on Wednesday as thousands stepped out on the streets with posters and banners. There was a big gathering barely 200 m ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    NICL settles 1st health claim through NHCX

    Kolkata: The National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) has become the first PSU insurer to settle a health claim through the national health exchange (NHCX). It has done it with Paramount Health Services & Insurance TPA on Wednesday.The case was ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    On I-Day eve, women seek freedom from fear, hit the streets to reclaim the night

    123456 Kolkata: Lakhs of women participated in numerous demonstrations across Kolkata, Salt Lake, other districts, cities and countries, including Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Patna, Silchar, Poland, Scotland, Munich, London, Leeds and Atlanta, vociferously seeking justice for the victim ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Woman alleges molest at gunpoint

    Kolkata: A woman was allegedly molested at gunpoint by a man, who allegedly broke into her house at Lake Gardens on July 15. She has approached the Calcutta High Court, seeking justice and alleging police inaction. The case was ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    East Bengal go down fighting

    Kolkata: East Bengal FC’s return to Asian football after nine years might not have gone according to the script, but Carles Cuadrat’s team did present a credible case of being a force in the days to come at the ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    NCC units commemorate Independence day in Kolkata with patriotic zeal and ardour

    KOLKATA: The National Cadet Corps (NCC) in Kolkata celebrated the 78thIndependence Day with great enthusiasm, centering around the theme of "Viksit Bharat."The festivities began with an impactful street play performed at Princep Ghat and the NCC Institute, depicting India's ...

    15 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata hospital faces cover-up allegations as India rages over doctor's rape-murder

    NEW DELHI: The horrific rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at Kolkata's R G Kar Medical College has shook the conscience of the nation, leading to protests by junior doctors across the country demanding justice for the ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata rape-murder cover-up? Doctors question timing and motive behind renovation near RG Kar Hospital crime scene

    The renovation, being carried out by PWD, is for creating more amenities for PGTs and junior doctors as demanded by them. KOLKATA: The renovation work in the vicinity of the crime scene stirred up another controversy at RG Kar ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    'Justice delayed is justice denied': Doctors protest sweep across nation in Kolkata doctor murder-rape case

    NEW DELHI: Doctors across India are protesting following the murder and alleged sexual assault of a post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor, demanding justice for the victim. Demonstrations have taken place in Kolkata, Guwahati, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Protesters are seen holding ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata hospital horror: Former principal Sandip Ghosh a 'very corrupt person', used to provide booze to students, says ex-deputy superintendent

    Akhtar Ali NEW DELHI: Dr Sandip Ghosh, the sacked principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has been labeled as a "very corrupt person" by his former colleagues at the health facility. Sandip Ghosh is in ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata hospital horror: More than one person involved, says doctor with access to autopsy report; refutes Kolkata police's claim

    Dr Subarna Goswami's examination of the autopsy report challenges Kolkata police's claim of a single perpetrator. NEW DELHI: In a major revelation, the doctor with access to the autopsy report of the trainee post-graduate doctor, who was found brutally ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata private hospital doctors join protest

    A march by doctors of a private hospital on Tuesday Doctors at various private hospitals in Kolkata are showing solidarity with the protests being staged across India against the rape and murder of the PGT doctor at RG Kar ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray to join protest over Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder

    Trinamool Congress leader Sukhendu Sekhar Ray joined a protest demanding justice for the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College. The Calcutta High Court transferred the investigation to the CBI, citing serious administrative lapses and ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Godrej & Boyce for bigger Bengal rural network

    Kolkata: The appliances business of Godrej and Boyce, a part of Godrej Enterprises, is set to increase its network by 30% in various districts of Bengal following an uptick in rural demand.Kamal Nandi, business head and executive vice-president of ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Adhir attends Cong meet on nat’l issues, state poll strategy

    Kolkata: Pradesh Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury on Tuesday attended a meeting of AICC general secretaries and state presidents convened by party national president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi, putting to rest, for the time being, speculation about a change ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Tank repair may hit Salt Lake water supply

    Kolkata: Due to ongoing repair work of the overhead water tank no. 2 in Salt Lake, water supply is likely to be affected in the households located in the seven blocks of Salt Lake Sector I over the next ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Why dump RG Kar garbage on us: Uncomfortable posers from agitating CNMCH doctors, interns

    Swarnakamal Saha and Javed Khan speak to the agitating students and doctors at CNMCH on Tuesday. KOLKATA: Two senior legislators of the Trinamool Congress faced the ire of agitating doctors when they visited the Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC) ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata hospital horror: State appeals to junior doctors to resume work amid safety concerns

    RG Kar Medical College KOLKATA: The state on Tuesday, appealed to the agitating junior doctors across the state to return to work and treat patients at the earliest while assuring that the state was taking all steps to ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar Hospital rape-murder: Day after rehab, angry Calcutta HC sends 'powerful' principal on 'long leave'

    Protest at CNMC against Ghosh’s appointment KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court, expressing its shock at the outgoing RG Kar principal's "power" and his rehabilitation "within four hours" of his resignation on Monday, ordered him to go on leave and ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: CBI team arrives in Kolkata to take over probe

    A CBI team arrived in Kolkata to investigate the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, as ordered by the Calcutta High Court. The probe includes a specialised medical and forensic team. NEW DELHI: A Central Bureau of ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata hospital rape-murder: FAIMA to continue nationwide shutdown of OPD services

    NEW DELHI: The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) is continuing its nationwide shutdown of OPD services on Wednesday in protest of the sexual assault and murder of a woman post-graduate trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    RG Kar Hospital rape-murder: Doctors at all govt, pvt hospitals call OPD shutdown today

    The decision to stay away from OPD services from 8 am to 4 pm on Wednesday was taken after a convention at NRS Medical College KOLKATA: Out-patient services are feared to be crippled on Wednesday with senior doctors calling ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Orange Line’s Metropolitan work ends a month ahead of deadline

    Kolkata: RVNL has completed construction of the Orange Line’s last two piers at Metropolitan 30 days before the traffic block ends on Sep 13. Now, a viaduct will be constructed atop the piers and the 125m gap at this ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Kol hospitals going online to bridge the gap for Bangladeshi patients

    Kolkata: Patients in Bangladesh are requesting for and booking video consultations with doctors and hospitals in India due to the slow and limited visa issuance in Bangladesh. Visa issuance resumed in a very limited way on Tuesday and the ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Celebs reach RG Kar to protest, face resistance

    Kolkata: Filmmaker Aparna Sen, who was booed by a section of agitators when she reached RG Kar hospital on Tuesday to express her solidarity with the agitating doctors, questioned why police and hospital authorities had initially claimed that the ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    CBI files FIR, collects case papers from KP, to start RG Kar probe today

    Kolkata: The CBI registered an FIR on Tuesday night in connection to the rape and murder of the PGT doctor at R G Kar Hospital, following a Calcutta High Court order. The Special Crime Branch of the New Delhi ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    MSC end on a winning note

    Kolkata: Mohammedan Sporting Club ended their Durand Cup campaign on a winning note getting past Indian Navy 1-0 in a Group B encounter at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan on Tuesday. However, the result could not prevent them from getting ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Rights panel seeks report

    Kolkata: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to chief secretary B P Gopalika and the DGP, seeking a report in two weeks. “It is expected to include the probe status, action taken and compensation paid,” NHRC said. ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Debate after group seeks Mujib bust removal

    Kolkata: While Bangladesh is still on the boil, the All India Minority Federation has demanded removal of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s bust from Baker Hostel in Kolkata. The demand has raised debates among the academics and intellectuals in Kolkata ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    35,000 patients from across state camp at city hosps, wait for doctors’ stir to end

    Kolkata: Thirty-five thousands patients — enduring pain and anguish — from far-away districts are camping in the city hospitals for four days now waiting for the protesting doctors to return to OPDs and treat their sufferings.Mala Bose (74) from ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    ‘Some demands yet to be met, will keep the heat up’

    Kolkata: The protesting doctors at R G Kar Medical College have refused to go back to work despite the Calcutta High Court handing over the investigation to the CBI. While they welcomed the court’s order, they said some of ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    HC reminds docs of ‘pious obligation’

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court division bench held that the facts and circumstances of the RG Kar rape-murder case warranted appropriate orders without further delay and, in view of the fact that the protests had gone beyond the boundaries ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Revised fines for vehicles flouting rules

    Kolkata: The state govt has amended the penal provisions under Section 190 (2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which deals with violations related to road safety, noise, and air pollution standards. The revised penalties, effective immediately, introduce a ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Police hold up Sanjay Roy example for civic volunteers on what not to do

    Kolkata: The Sanjay Roy episode has prompted Kolkata Police to ask all unit heads to ensure that their personnel — including civic volunteers — are governed by the rules and discipline of the force. The state is now mulling ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    City to now host first T20I vs Eng on Jan 22

    Kolkata: Eden Gardens will now host the first match of the T20 International series against England on Jan 22, as per the revised schedule released by the BCCI on Tuesday. As per the earlier schedule, Kolkata would have played ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    EB look to defy odds

    Kolkata: Carles Cuadrat, the realist, is insisting East Bengal FC will not start favourites against Turkmenistan’s Altyn Asyr FC in the AFC Champions League preliminary play-off.Cuadrat the believer, however, is ready to embrace this challenge as a new beginning ...

    14 August 2024 Times of India
    Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into RG Kar Hospital doctor's rape-murder case

    Resident doctors at government hospitals nationwide have been protesting over the incident since Saturday. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Amid the growing nationwide outrage, the Calcutta high court on Tuesday ordered a CBI probe into the rape and murder of ...

    13 August 2024 Times of India
    EB juggernaut rolls on

    Kolkata: There’s no stopping East Bengal FC in the CFL Premier Division this season. Bino George’s unbeaten brigade edged past Bhawanipore SC 1-0 in a top-of-the-table clash thanks to Jesin TK’s early penalty on Monday, taking sole control of ...

    13 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Now, CNMC erupts over Ghosh's return as principal

    Students and junior doctors stop a senior doctor’s car from entering the CNMC campus on Monday KOLKATA: Students, interns and junior doctors of Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital staged a stir on the campus against the return of ...

    13 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Post-mortem report highlights brutal assault, confirms multiple injuries, signs of struggle

    A file photo of Sanjay Roy from one of his wedding albums (left) KOLKATA: A Kolkata Police civic volunteer, Sanjay Roy, was taken into custody on Saturday in connection with the brutal rape and murder of a second-year postgraduate ...

    13 August 2024 Times of India
    We share your pain: Kolkata Police on social media

    Students protest on RG Kar campus on Monday KOLKATA: Kolkata Police has time till Sunday to wind up the RG Kar rape-murder probe, failing which Bengal govt will hand over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation.Bengal CM ...

    13 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata woman doctor rape-murder: Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt to produce case diary at 1 pm

    Calcutta high court KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court has directed the West Bengal government to produce the case diary of an investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. ...

    13 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder: 25 from RG Kar hospital summoned for questioning

    NEW DELHI: Kolkata Police summoned junior doctors, interns, and other staff, alongside the Head of the Department of chest medicine and a security guard from RG Kar hospital on Tuesday, to question them regarding the suspected rape and murder ...

    13 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor rape-murder: NHRC seeks detailed report from West Bengal authorities

    The NHRC took suo motu cognizance of an alleged sexual assault on an RG Kar Medical College student in Kolkata. Notices were issued to West Bengal officials seeking detailed reports within two weeks. NEW DELHI: The National Human ...

    13 August 2024 Times of India
    Kolkata doctor murder: Appointment of former principal of RG Kar Medical College Sandip Ghosh at CNMC in Kolkata triggers massive protest

    The appointment of Sandip Ghosh to Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata led to a massive protest. KOLKATA: The appointment of former Principal of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, Dr. Sandip Ghosh, to Calcutta National ...

    13 August 2024 Times of India
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