The government has approved the hiring of 1,514 additional security personnel, comprising 910 men and 604 women, for 29 hospitals and medical colleges. This initiative aims to strengthen security across all medical colleges in response to the tragic rape and murder of R G Kar.

Debashish Haldar, a prominent figure in West Bengal’s junior doctors’ protest, said they ‘remain hopeful for a formal written directive acknowledging our demands’, and will continue their cease work

The junior doctors protesting against the rape and murder of their colleague in Kolkata said on Wednesday that they will continue to cease work as they received only “verbal assurances” from the West Bengal government on their remaining demands,

The second round of discussions between the West Bengal government and protesting junior doctors ended without resolution on Wednesday. The doctors' delegation claimed that while Chief Secretary Manoj Pant agreed to most of their demands,

The second round of talks between the Bengal government and protesting doctors failed to resolve the RG Kar case impasse.

Sircar had recently written to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expressing his desire to resign his MP post over the state government’s lacklustre handling of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at

While pressing their new demands, the junior doctors have sought security in hospitals, the development of the healthcare system, the resignation of the state Health Secretary, among others.

The West Bengal Junior Doctors Front (WBJDF) on Wednesday sent another email to the state chief secretary Manoj Pant requesting one more meeting with chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The doctors stated that some of their demands remain unresolved,

Stage set for second round of talks between Bengal govt, agitating junior docs The scheduled meeting would be the second round of talks between the stirring medics and the state government in 48 hours,