Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] August 22: The heinous event that took place at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata recently, where a 31-year-old doctor was allegedly raped and murdered, sparked a big stir among the shocked protesters and resulted in protests across the country.
"In view of the developments with respect to our demands, and our concerns being addressed by the Honorable SC, we hereby declare the strike to be withheld," the Resident Doctors Association said in an official release.
After Supreme Court's appeal, health professionals at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Delhi called off their 11-day-long strike and are back on their duties as of Thursday.
In a demonstration of solidarity with the rape and murder victim from West Bengal, the state committee of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Himachal Pradesh, alongside hospital workers, staged a silent protest outside Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC).
Calling the resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee over the rape and murder case of junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Bhartiya Janata Party MLA Agnimitra Paul on Thursday said that we are protesting to ensure the safety of every citizen of West Bengal.
Maharashtra Congress Leader Nana Patole on Thursday welcomed the decision of the High Court taking Suo Motu cognizance of Badlapur sexual assault.
He said, "I welcome the decision of the court. We are expecting the High Court to hear the Suo Moto cognizance the way the Supreme Court heard i
Calling for the resignation of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP MP Saumitra Khan on Thursday commented on the ongoing Supreme Court hearing on the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital alleged rape and murder case of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday stated that the state governments must act and urgently push the centre for a comprehensive anti-rape law to ensure swift and strict justice. He further added that any step of a lesser gravity is tragically ineffective and merely symbolic.
The Supreme Court, while commencing its hearing on the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case on Thursday, said that health professionals must return to work and that once they resume their duties, the court will prevail upon authorities to not take adverse action against them.
Amid violent protests in Maharashtra over the alleged sexual assault of two girls at a school in Badlapur, ACP Badlapur, Suresh Varade on Thursday appealed to everyone to not believe the rumours. He further stated that the rumours that have been spread are all false and that the cyber cell w
Former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Kolkata on Thursday morning regarding the ongoing probe into the alleged rape and murder case of a trainee doctor.