Noting that the gruesome incident of rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata has left the nation shocked, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed her sense of outrage at the incidents of atrocities against women and called for self-introspection to uncover the roots of the malaise.
Goyal said, "Eleven industrial corridors have been designated, which, in a way, cover the entire country like the Golden Quadrilateral. We are now establishing industrial cities, multi-modal logistics hubs, and multi-modal transport hubs within each corridor in consultation with the state go
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Wednesday hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her 'If Bengal burns, so will Assam' remark, saying, "Didi, how dare you threaten Assam?"
Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan and Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra co-chaired a virtual meeting with Chief Secretaries and DGPs of States on Wednesday to discuss immediate steps needed to be taken for the safety and security of doctors and healthcare professionals in the backdrop of
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar staged a sit-in protest on the road at Baguiati in Kolkata during the 12-hour 'Bengal Bandh' called in Kolkata on Wednesday. He said that the protest has transformed into a people's movement and their demand is the resignation
The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Forum held a protest rally in Kolkata on Wednesday demanding justice for a fellow doctor who was tragically raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on 9 August.
In West Bengal, BJP called for a '12-hour Bengal Bandh' after Kolkata police resorted to lathi-charge, the use of water cannons and tear gas against the protestors in the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally.
On August 27, chaos broke out in the streets of Kolkata. Security personnel lobbed tear gas shells, used water cannons and resorted to lathi-charge to disperse protestors on the Howrah Bridge marching towards the West Bengal State Secretariat Nabanna, amidst the growing protests over the
Congress MP Manickam Tagore hit out at the BJP and alleged that it was politicising the rape and murder case of the trainee female doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for political gains stating that this would not help anyone.
Union Minister Lalan Singh held West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responsible for police action on the protesters that took place on August 27, over the murder-rape case at RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata.