The doctors are protesting to demonstrate their unwavering commitment to patient care in the light of the murder and alleged sexual assault of a female trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal city of Kolkata on August 9.
Delhi High Court on Wednesday extended the interim protection from arrest for suspended trainee IAS officer Pooja Khedkar. The extension remains in effect till August 29.
A team of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) reached the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday where the trainee doctor was raped and murdered.
In a press release on Wednesday, the Resident Doctors' Association of AIIMS, New Delhi said that they will provide OPD services from Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to demonstrate their unwavering commitment to patient care.
Following the massive protest, which disrupted train services and led to a lathi charge, at Badlapur Railway Station over the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls, Maharashtra police on Wednesday heightened the security at the railway station.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan welcomed the Supreme Court's observation on the rape and murder of trainee doctor in Kolkata and said that the top court's comments "exposed" the working of the West Bengal government.
Congress workers in West Bengal's Siliguri on Tuesday organised a candle march as a protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday dismissed a fake letter being circulated on social media in connection with the ongoing probe into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.
Protests which erupted at Badlapur railway station in Thane district on Tuesday disrupted rail services on the route leading to the diversion of 12 mail express trains and partial cancellation of 30 local trains.
"This is a game-changer for us," said Naseeb Chand, a taxi driver at Shimla Railway Station. "The Vista Dome train is a major draw, and we expect it to increase our business significantly. This train is expected to run at a high speed. We urge Indian Railways to also start special night trai
West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari welcomed Supreme Court's decision of constituting a National Task Force to prepare an action plan to prevent violence against medical professionals and provide safe working conditions and demanded action against TMC in the next hearing in the alleged rape and