"Given the seriousness of the incident and its potential implications for public safety, I respectfully request that the Ministry of Home Affairs initiate a thorough investigation to determine the cause of this explosion due to the local police's limited capacity to handle the situation comp
According to Kolkata police, "At around 1:45 PM, police received reports of a blast at the intersection of Blochmann Street and SN Banerjee Road. A ragpicker was injured in the explosion."
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was scheduled to hold a meeting with junior doctors at 6 pm today at her residence, with a delegation of 15 representatives, informed West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant earlier in the day.
This comes after Mamata Banerjee visited the junior doctors' protest site in front of Swasthya Bhaban, where she assured the doctors that she would address their demands and make efforts to fulfil them.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited Swasthya Bhawan in Kolkata to meet the protesting doctors and assured them that she would look into their demands and take action if anyone was found guilty.
Junior doctors in Kolkata continue their protest for the fourth consecutive night amid heavy rain at Swasthya Bhawan in the Salt Lake area, demanding justice in the RG Kar medical college rape and murder case of a trainee doctor.
Junior doctors in Kolkata in Friday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for rejecting their request to live telecast a meeting and for not meeting with them.
The BJP leader criticised Mamata Banerjee, asking her to resign in light of ongoing protests related to the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
The accused was presented before the Sealdah court for a closed-door hearing today. The consent of the accused was also being sought for the narco test, as it is mandatory. Earlier, Roy, along with the principal of R G Kar College and others, had undergone a polygraph test.
The cadre of Communist Party of India (Marxist) protested on Friday in Lal bazaar, Kolkata, near the police headquarters to demand justice in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case and removal of the Commissioner of Police.
The West Bengal government has announced financial relief for the families of those who died, allegedly due to the disruption in health services caused by the junior doctors' strike over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor.
Kolkata junior doctors have written a four page letter to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her intervention in the alleged murder and rape of a doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 in West Bengal city of Kolkata.