RG Kar effect: Manoj Kumar Verma replaces Vineet Goyal as new Kolkata police chief in Mamata govt's IPS reshuffle

RG Kar effect: Manoj Kumar Verma replaces Vineet Goyal as new Kolkata police chief in Mamata govt's IPS reshuffle

Kolkata:  Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced to remove Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal bowing to the demands of protesting junior doctors over the RG Kar rape-murder case in a marathon meeting to end the deadlock, the state government on Tuesday appointed Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata police chief.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 17, 2024

RG Kar case: What CBI has revealed in its report is really disturbing, says Supreme Court

RG Kar case: What CBI has revealed in its report is really disturbing, says Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the status report of the RG Kar rape-murder case provided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is "worse" and "really disturbing" stating the probe agency will be given time "to unearth the truth", media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 17, 2024

How can you say women can't work at night? SC raps Mamata govt over night duty rule in the wake of RG Kar case

How can you say women can't work at night? SC raps Mamata govt over night duty rule in the wake of RG Kar case

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the Mamata Banerjee government over its decision to not allot night shifts to women doctors for safety issues in the wake of the RG Kar incident where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered in the state-run hospital last month.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 17, 2024

RG Kar: Mamata Banerjee invites junior doctors again for talks sans live-streaming or video recording

RG Kar: Mamata Banerjee invites junior doctors again for talks sans live-streaming or video recording

Kolkata: After two failed attempts, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday invited junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim, to hold talks yet again amid the deadlock on the issue.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 16, 2024

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Ex-RG Kar head Sandip Ghosh's polygraph responses are 'deceptive', says CBI

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Ex-RG Kar head Sandip Ghosh's polygraph responses are 'deceptive', says CBI

Kolkata: The polygraph responses of Sandip Ghosh, the arrested former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered last week, are "deceptive", said the Central Bureau of Investigation, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 16, 2024

Bengal govt proposes 5 pm meeting with protesting doctors in CM Mamata Banerjee's presence; rejects live streaming demand

Bengal govt proposes 5 pm meeting with protesting doctors in CM Mamata Banerjee's presence; rejects live streaming demand

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Thursday made a renewed appeal to junior doctors protesting the brutal rape and murder of a female colleague, asking them to attend a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at 5 p.m.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 12, 2024

RG Kar rape-murder case: CBI quizzes TMC MLA Sudipto Roy who visited hospital after crime was discovered

RG Kar rape-murder case: CBI quizzes TMC MLA Sudipto Roy who visited hospital after crime was discovered

Kolkata: A team of three Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers on Thursday reached the residence and noursinghome of Trinamool Congress MLA Sudipto Roy for quizzing in connection with the rape-murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 12, 2024

RG Kar: Junior doctors' overnight sit-in protests outside Swasthya Bhavan in Kolkata continues

RG Kar: Junior doctors' overnight sit-in protests outside Swasthya Bhavan in Kolkata continues

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctors, who have been on ceasework for more than a month demanding justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim, continued their protests overnight outside state Health and Family Welfare office Swasthya Bhavan in Kolkata's Salt Lake area.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 11, 2024

RG Kar case hearing: Supreme Court directs junior doctors to resume work by 5 pm tomorrow

RG Kar case hearing: Supreme Court directs junior doctors to resume work by 5 pm tomorrow

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed junior doctors, who are on ceasework protesting against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, to resume their services.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 09, 2024

Supreme Court asks CBI to file fresh status report on RG Kar rape-murder case

Supreme Court asks CBI to file fresh status report on RG Kar rape-murder case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a fresh status report on the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital happened last month.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 09, 2024

Supreme Court dismisses ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh's plea challenging CBI probe into financial irregularities

Supreme Court dismisses ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh's plea challenging CBI probe into financial irregularities

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh's plea challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s probe into the financial irregularities, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 06, 2024

ED raids ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh and others' residences in money laundering case

ED raids ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh and others' residences in money laundering case

Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the residence of Sandip Ghosh, the arrested former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered last month, in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES September 06, 2024

RG Kar protest: Students' Nabanna march turns violent as police-protesters fight pitched battles; over 200 held

RG Kar protest: Students' Nabanna march turns violent as police-protesters fight pitched battles; over 200 held

Kolkata: A protest march to West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna against the RG Kar rape-murder of a trainee doctor turned Kolkata into a battleground on Tuesday as police and mobs of students and demonstrators faced off at multiple locations on the route to the administrative building in Howrah that houses the office of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

by By Deepayan Sinha and Avishek Mitra /IBNS August 27, 2024

'Mamata Banerjee ordered Chicken Biryani': Suvendu Adhikari furious over Kanyashree Day celebrations amid RG Kar shock

'Mamata Banerjee ordered Chicken Biryani': Suvendu Adhikari furious over Kanyashree Day celebrations amid RG Kar shock

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is the primary opposition force in the state, has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 14, 2024

Ground Zero Kolkata: Indian city to witness historic 'seize the night' protest against rape to usher in Independence Day

Ground Zero Kolkata: Indian city to witness historic 'seize the night' protest against rape to usher in Independence Day

Kolkata/IBNS: I will be there. I am going. Are you? Not in a hush, hush tone, but in a loudspeaker voice breaking the Internet.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 14, 2024

Was it a gangrape? CBI looks for answer as call for justice in RG Kar rape-murder case grows louder

Was it a gangrape? CBI looks for answer as call for justice in RG Kar rape-murder case grows louder

Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation is focussing on whether the 31-year-old lady trainee doctor at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar College and Hospital was raped and murdered by one person or was it a gangrape as the clamour demanding justice in the case is growing louder.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 14, 2024

Night is Ours: Women plan massive protest march against RG Kar rape and murder case in West Bengal tomorrow

Night is Ours: Women plan massive protest march against RG Kar rape and murder case in West Bengal tomorrow

Women across West Bengal will protest against the rape and murder of a female PG trainee doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday, just a day before the country celebrates its 78th Independence Day.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 13, 2024

RG Kar horror: Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case

RG Kar horror: Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the rape and murder of the PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College Hospital, an incident which has sparked massive protest across the nation.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 13, 2024

Go on long leave: Calcutta HC to ex-RG Kar College head who was given new charge within hours of resignation

Go on long leave: Calcutta HC to ex-RG Kar College head who was given new charge within hours of resignation

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered controversial Dr. Sandip Ghosh, who was appointed as the principal of Calcutta National Medical College head within hours of his resignation as the head of RG Kar Medical College, to go on a long leave, coming down heavily on the state government in the trainee doctor's rape and murder case that has sent shockwaves across the country.

by TRANS WORLD FEATURES August 13, 2024

'Take immediate and strict action': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to Bengal govt on RG Kar rape-murder case

'Take immediate and strict action': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to Bengal govt on RG Kar rape-murder case

Kolkata: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has appealed to the West Bengal government for swift action in the alleged rape and murder of 31-year-old medical student at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

by Trans World Features August 12, 2024