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  Kolkata rape-murder case: Governor Bose talks to victim's family on phone call, assures justice

  August 20, 2024 14:57 IST

  Earlier in the day, Governor Bose held meetings with the President and Vice President, briefing them of the development related to the case.

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  Kolkata rape-murder case: CBI appoints top officer ASP Seema Pahuja to probe matter, who is she?

  August 19, 2024 23:19 IST

  The protesting doctors want the CBI to catch the culprits and for the court to impose the maximum punishment on them. They also want an assurance from the government that "no such incidents occur in the future".

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  Kolkata rape-murder: Bengal govt forms SIT to probe financial irregularities in RG Kar Hospital

  August 20, 2024 6:03 IST

  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor was allegedly raped and killed at RG Kar Hospital.

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  TMC gets embroiled in internal rift amid public outrage over RG Kar doctor's rape-murder

  August 19, 2024 19:44 IST

  A TMC leader said that there are differences within the party on how the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case should have been tackled. TMC's Sukhendu Sekhar Ray was summoned by the Kolkata Police over his strong stand on the matter.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: CBI gets court's nod to conduct polygraph test of main accused

  August 19, 2024 17:53 IST

  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The body of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor, who was allegedly raped and killed inside a seminar hall of the state-run hospital, was found on August 9. Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, was arrested in this connection.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder: What questions did CBI ask during grilling of former Principal? Check

  August 19, 2024 17:16 IST

  The CBI has questioned former Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for the last three days over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor on August 9. Take a look at some of the questions the CBI asked him during questioning.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Senior doctors march to police HQ after notice over social media posts

  August 19, 2024 16:34 IST

  Massive peaceful protests have broken out on the streets of various parts of the country. OPD services were suspended all over the nation in protest, however, Emergency services remained operational.

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  Pregnant elephant dies after being set ablaze by locals in Bengal's Jhargram, video sparks outrage

  August 19, 2024 16:34 IST

  Another video showed a group of people holding burning rods and setting the elephant on fire. The viral video has sparked a huge uproar on social media with the netizens calling the incident ‘inhuman’.

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  ‘Shoot Mamata Banerjee like Indira Gandhi’: Student arrested in Kolkata for post on Bengal CM

  August 19, 2024 13:27 IST

  Kolkata Police accused the student of allegedly revealing the identity and photo of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor who was raped and killed on August 9 at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

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  Kolkata rape-murder case: Sanjay Roy likely sole accused, no other's involvement found, say sources

  August 19, 2024 11:12 IST

  Sanjay Roy was arrested after he was spotted on the CCTV camera near the seminar hall during the time of the crime. He confessed his crime to Kolkata Police, but the CBI has doubts about his statements.

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  Kolkata's SSKM hospital vandalised by family after patient dies in trauma care unit

  August 18, 2024 22:31 IST

  The latest incident comes as Kolkata remains on the edge with the ongoing outrage over the rape and murder case of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital in the city.

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  West Bengal: Six dead after SUV crashes into truck in Malda

  August 18, 2024 14:11 IST

  A few locals came forward to victims after the fatal road accident. They called the police seeing several people trapped in the damaged vehicle. They took them to a nearby hospital.

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  Kolkata rape-murder case: TMC MP summoned after his demand of Commissioner's interrogation

  August 18, 2024 14:11 IST

  TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray had raised questions over the conduct of the Kolkata Police Commissioner and demanded his custodial investigation along with the ex-Principal of former Principal of RG Kar Medical College.

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  Kolkata rape-murder case: CBI conducts psychological test on main accused Sanjay Roy

  August 18, 2024 12:24 IST

  The test is being conducted with the help of a team of five experts from CBI's CFSL wing.

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  Public gatherings banned outside RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata for 7 days: Check restrictions

  August 18, 2024 11:16 IST

  Issuing the ban under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (earlier Section 144 of CrPC), Kolkata Executive Magistrate and Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal restricted protests and large gatherings around the hospital where the 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Bengal govt to launch 'Rattirer Shaathi' programme for women safety

  August 17, 2024 19:38 IST

  Doctors across the country are protesting against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The West Bengal government is planning to launch a programme for the safety of women at workplace at night.

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  West Bengal government cancels transfer of 43 doctors amid Kolkata rape-murder protest

  August 17, 2024 20:02 IST

  Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Trinamool Congress leaders including the Minister of State for Health Department Chandrima Bhattacharya refused to give comments on the transfer of the doctors.

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  From RG Kar hospital murder-rape to Park Street rape case: A look at crime against women in Bengal

  August 17, 2024 13:06 IST

  The Opposition has often targeted the Trinamool Congress government over the 'security of women' in the state in the last 13 years of the Mamata Banerjee government.

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  West Bengal police's post on cop's injury faces backlash: 'Why resort to playing the victim?'

  August 17, 2024 10:03 IST

  While one user on social media accused the Bengal Police of playing the victim card, several said it was police's responsibility to ensure safety for all.

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  NCW inquiry highlights major lapses in Kolkata trainee doctor’s rape-murder case

  August 17, 2024 9:42 IST

  The trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty on August 9, sparking widespread protests and unrest across the medical fraternity. The NCW, taking suo moto cognizance, initiated an inquiry and has called for immediate corrective measures to prevent such incidents in the future.

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  Kolkata rape-murder case: Mamata takes out protest march, says 'Left-BJP nexus should be exposed'

  August 16, 2024 17:44 IST

  The CBI took over the investigation of the Kolkata rape-murder case from the local police and started its probe. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee carried out a protest march in Kolkata today against the rape and murder of the woman doctor at a hospital in the city.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder: CBI detains former principal of RG Kar Medical Hospital for questioning

  August 16, 2024 17:02 IST

  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Thousands of women from all walks of life hit the streets across West Bengal, protesting the horrific rape-murder of a doctor on duty at a Kolkata hospital last week. The protests were also marked by violence in some areas.

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  'Absolute failure of state machinery': Calcutta HC rebukes Bengal govt over hospital mob attack

  August 16, 2024 12:38 IST

  The Calcutta High Court issued a scathing rebuke to the Bengal government following a mob attack at a hospital. The court described the incident as an "absolute failure of state machinery," expressing grave concerns over the government's handling of law and order.

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  West Bengal bandh: Candle light march planned, CBI to grill 4 doctors of RG Kar Medical College

  August 16, 2024 11:25 IST

  News agency ANI reported citing CBI sources that 4 doctors of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have been summoned by CBI Special Crime Branch in CGO complex, Salt Lake, Kolkata and the probe agency will interrogate these PGT (PG trainees) regarding what happened in the night of the incident.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Police release photos of miscreants behind vandalism at RG Kar hospital

  August 18, 2024 15:32 IST

  Kolkata rape and murder: Unidentified miscreants vandalised a part of the hospital where a woman doctor was found dead allegedly after being raped last week.

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  Mamata Banerjee on Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: 'A very big crime, accused should be hanged'

  August 15, 2024 20:46 IST

  Thousands of women from all walks of life hit the streets across West Bengal, protesting the horrific rape-murder of a doctor on duty at a Kolkata hospital last week. The protests were also marked by violence in some areas.

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  Kolkata rape and murder: 9 arrested for mob violence during protests at RG Kar Medical College

  August 15, 2024 15:02 IST

  Kolkata rape and murder: Unidentified miscreants vandalised a part of the hospital where a woman doctor was found dead allegedly after being raped last week.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: 'You are free to abuse me, but...', says Mamata Banerjee on protest

  August 14, 2024 23:49 IST

  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: A trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College on August 9. The Calcutta High Court has ordered a CBI investigation into the incident.