Federation of Medical Association (FEMA) has called a two-day pen-down strike in private and government medical colleges and hospitals in Siliguri over issues including the RG Kar rape-murder case.
Stokes has been ruled out of the Multan Test on Monday after he failed to recover from his hamstring injury. Earlier in August, Stokes suffered a hamstring injury during The Hundred. This ruled him out of England's triumph against Sri Lanka (2-1) and it was Ollie Pope who led the side in the
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar urged BJP workers and people of West Bengal to join doctors' protest in large numbers. He said that the West Bengal government had promised to meet doctors' demands during the meeting with the Chief Minister but have rescinded on it, since.
The body of the 31-year-old doctor was found at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. Since then thousands of junior doctors in the state have been on a strike.
Junior Dr Aloke Verma, currently on a hunger strike at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, on Friday accused the local police of pressuring his patients and calling him to withdraw from the movement.
The Chief Secretary of West Bengal, Manoj Pant, has sent an email to junior doctors outlining the government's status report on health care initiatives aimed at improving safety and security in medical colleges across the state.