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Bengal's Bolpur On The Boil As BJP Claims Theft Of Party Worker's Body

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday September 10, 2019

BJP workers blocked roads and set car tyres on fire at Bolpur in West Bengal's Birbhum district this evening to protest the "hijack" and "theft" by the police of the body of a BJP party worker who was shot at on Friday and died at a Kolkata hospital on Sunday.

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Admitted To Kolkata Hospital, Condition "Serious"

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday September 6, 2019

Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata after he complained of breathlessness on Friday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also visited the facility to enquire about his health.

Bengali Actor Soumitra Chatterjee To Be Discharged From Hospital Today

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday August 21, 2019

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee is heading home today after spending a week in a Kolkata hospital, where he was admitted with pneumonia and multiple-organ dysfunction.

"My Father's Eyes Missing": Kolkata Man Complains To Morgue

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2019

The authorities of a state-run hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday ordered an investigation following a complaint that the eyes of a body kept in the morgue were missing when it was handed over to the family, officials said.

Doctors Attacked After Death Of Patient At Kolkata Hospital: Police

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 12, 2019

Doctors and nurses of state-run SSKM Hospital were allegedly assaulted today by a family member of a patient following his death, the police said.

Man Brings Severed Finger To Kolkata Hospital, Staffers Lose It

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjee | Thursday July 11, 2019

The staff at a hospital in Kolkata are being accused of negligence after the portion of a man's finger, cut off in an accident, went missing as he was being taken for a surgery to fix it today.

Mob Allegedly Kills Man For Stealing A Bike, 2 Arrested: Bengal Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 1, 2019

A man who was allegedly beaten by locals for stealing a bike has died, triggering a protest when his body reached from a Kolkata hospital on Sunday.

1,200 Doctors Of Chandigarh's PGIMER Protest Kolkata Hospital Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2019

Over 1,200 resident doctors at Chandigarh's Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) held a demonstration to express solidarity with their protesting counterparts in Kolkata.

Striking Doctors Set Terms After Mamata Banerjee's Ultimatum: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday June 14, 2019

Striking junior doctors of Kolkata's government hospitals today defied Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 2 pm deadline to get back to work, saying that won't happen until they get better security. They also met Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi to discuss the situation. Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP and the CPM of engineering the strike and playin...

Bengal Doctors' Strike Worsens, 9-To-9 Shutdown At Government Hospitals

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday June 12, 2019

Health services in Bengal may be headed for a total shutdown today as senior doctors at the state-run hospitals join the protest called by the junior doctors. Services at the state-run institutions across Bengal were hit on Tuesday after junior doctors launched a protest against attack on an intern at a Kolkata hospital over alleged negligence by f...

Bengal Doctors On Strike After Colleague Attacked For Alleged Negligence

Kolkata News | Reported By Monideepa Banerjie, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Junior doctors in West Bengal are on strike at all state-run medical institutions today after a doctor at a government hospital in Kolkata was assaulted last night over alleged negligence.

Two Students Arrested After 16 Dead Pups Found At Kolkata Hospital

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Two nursing students were arrested on Tuesday after they apparently confessed to their involvement in the killing of 16 puppies at a hospital premises in Kolkata, an incident that had sparked widespread outrage.

16 Dead Pups Found At Kolkata Hospital, Gruesome Video Surfaces Later

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday January 14, 2019

The mutilated bodies of 16 puppies were found in garbage bags at Kolkata's government-run medical college and hospital, triggering outrage among animal rights activists and on social media.

Angry Over Death Of 4-Year-Old, Family Vandalises Kolkata Hospital: Cops

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 14, 2018

A group of people on Thursday indulged invandalism at a pediatric hospital in Kolkata following the death of a 4-year-old girl, police said.

Patients Moved Out In Bedsheets With IV After Fire In Kolkata Hospital

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday October 3, 2018

A fire broke out at the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital this morning. Nearly 250 patients have been evacuated.Ten fire engines are at the spot.