Bengal Governor asks state-run medical colleges to beef up security

IANS | August 18, 2024 9:19 PM

Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Sunday sent a communique to the authorities all the medical colleges and hospitals across the state, directing them to beef up security on their premises in the aftermath of the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last week.

Durand Cup match cancellation reflects Bengal's law & order situation: Amit Malviya

IANS | August 18, 2024 11:09 AM

Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) BJP’s Information Technology cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal Amit Malviya, on Sunday, launched a scathing attack on the Mamata government over the decision to cancel the match between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal FC of Durand Cup amid apprehensions of protests over the rape and murder of a woman doctor at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata.

Bengal doctor’s association bars Sandip Ghosh for indefinite period

IANS | August 18, 2024 10:34 AM

Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) A prominent doctors’ body in West Bengal, where the former principal of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital Dr Sandip Ghosh is an active member, has kept the latter aside from all sorts of “academic activities under the banner” of the association.