Kolkata: A Kolkata court on Tuesday extended the CBI custody of ex-principal of RG Kar hospital Dr Sandip Ghosh and Tala police station officer in charge Abhijit Mondal for three days in

Agitating junior doctors described the removal of Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal and other health officials as “partial victory” of their movement.

SC on Tuesday took exception to the gender-discriminatory circular of the Bengal health department, advising hospitals to limit women doctors’ duty t

Kolkata: A day after the Bengal government appointed Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata Police chief, replacing Vineet Goyal, and removed two senior health department officials, junior doctors protesting over the RG Kar rape-murder early Wednesday said they will continue their sit-in and not return to work.

KOLKATA: Indian authorities in Kolkata have sacked the city's police chief and top health ministry officials after furious protests at the brutal rape and murder of a doctor.

The Indian state of West Bengal has agreed to remove the police chief of its capital, Kolkata, following a meeting with doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague. Two other senior officials - the director of medical education and the director of health services - will also be removed,

After days of deadlock, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Monday accepted most of the demands put forward by the protesting doctors, demanding justice for the RG Kar rape and murder victim.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced her decision to remove Vineet Goyal as Kolkata Police commissioner (CP) and transfer a section of top officials at the police as well as the state health departments from their respective positions.