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Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly, wife Dona and daughter Sana joined the ongoing protest against the rape and murder of a doctor in a Kolkata hospital on Wednesday. There has been nation-wide protests against the incident that happened at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The case is now being investigated…
The Supreme Court has set up a National Task Force to ensure the safety of doctors and asked them to file an interim report within three weeks. The decision came as the court took up the case of rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor that has shaken the country. The task force must submit…
A nationwide withdrawal of services has been announced by doctors of modern medicine starting from 6 am on Saturday, August 17 to 6 am Sunday, August 18, per the official statement released by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday. Notably, the strike has been called by IMA amid the ongoing protest in Kolkata over…
It’s been 12 years since the Delhi Nirbhaya gang-rape case, which shook the conscience of the nation. The Kolkata rape and murder horror has not triggered a similar nationwide outrage and protests. And the latest incident came just days ahead of India’s 78th Independence Day. On the Big Fight, we ask, when will women in…
Former chief scientist with the World Health Organisation Soumya Swaminathan speaks to Marya Shakil on The Big Fight on women’s safety, following the horrific rape-murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. She said the top leadership must ensure safe space for women at workplaces. Source link [ad_3]
The vandalism at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered last week, has prompted a key doctors’ body to resume its strike with “renewed resolve” just two days after it decided to call it off. Source link [ad_3]
Kolkata Rape Case: Why are attacks on doctors not stopping, why has the law become weak, Ashish Bhargava spoke to senior lawyer Raj K Singh Source link [ad_3]
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said Thursday “positive action… which will be exemplary for others” will be taken against those who vandalised the RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata late last night. Source link [ad_3]
Women in Kolkata and several other parts of Bengal will hit the streets around midnight today to protest against the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The incident has shaken the country and triggered nationwide protests. Even as CBI takes over the probe, politics…
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee – already under fire from the BJP over the rape and murder of a doctor at a Kolkata hospital – hit back at allies Congress after party MP Rahul Gandhi’s acerbic comments. Source link [ad_3]