Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE updates: Healthcare services ‘severely affected’ as doctors across India join strike

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: OPD, OT services register 90% decline at AIIMS Delhi amid strike

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences – Delhi registered more than 90% reduction in admissions, OPDs and operation theatres on Saturday. Laboratory services have been affected by more than 80% while the Emergency services and ICUs are functioning normally.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Strike hits healthcare services across Manipur

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Healthcare services were affected in Manipur on Saturday as doctors went on cease work in protest against the rape and murder of a medic at a hospital in Kolkata. Outpatient departments were shut at all hospitals — including the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Mayawati urges all to ‘rise above party politics’

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: BSP supremo Mayawati called on all groups to “rise above party politics” on Saturday.

“The whole country is worried and angry over the atrocity of rape-murder of a lady doctor in Bengal, yet the TMC government is trying to give it a religious and political colour in its defense, while the opposition is no less in this matter. In such a situation, it is important to worry about how the culprits will get strict punishment and the victim’s family justice,” she wrote in Hindi on X.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: RJD chief Lalu Yadav slams ‘barbaric’ incident, demands justice

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav termed the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata ‘barbaric’ on Saturday and called for justice to be served.

“Justice should be served to the doctors who are on a strike. What happened with the trainee doctor there was barbaric,” the RJD Chief said in a brief reply to a question.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Private doctors halt work in UP

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Doctors running private clinics and nursing homes associated with the Indian Medical Association of Uttar Pradesh abandoned work on Saturday to join the protest. The absolute strike threw health care services across districts of UP out of gear and led to the crowding of patients at government hospitals.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Nirbhaya’s mother slams Mamata Banerjee, says Bengal CM should…

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The mother of Nirbhaya, the victim of the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, on Saturday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying she had “failed” to handle the situation.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Healthy ministry to form panel for safety measures

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The Union health ministry on Saturday said a committee will be formed to suggest all possible measures for ensuring the safety of healthcare professionals. Representatives of all stakeholders, including the state governments, will be invited to share their suggestions with the committee.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Health services hit in Rajasthan

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Health services in Rajasthan were affected on Saturday due to the Indian Medical Association’s call for a one-day strike in protest against the rape and murder of a resident doctor in West Bengal.

Doctors boycotted OPD services in almost all government hospitals in Rajasthan though emergency services continued. A representative of IMA Jaipur said that after the call for a national-level strike by the IMA, doctors in all districts of Rajasthan, including Jaipur, boycotted work on Saturday.

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Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Will Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra visit Kolkata?, asks BJP MP Sambit Patra

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: BJP MP Sambit Patra targeted Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra amid the ongoing protest over Kolkata rape case. 

“Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has reached Bengaluru…I want to ask him that he has gone to Bengaluru to save the corrupt, will he go to Kolkata? Priyanka Vadra had said ‘ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon’ … will Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visit Kolkata?” BJP MP Sambit Patra said on Saturday.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ABVP workers burn Mamata Banerjee’s effigy to protest against Kolkata doctor rape

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Amid nationwide doctors’ strike and protest in solidarity with the RG Kar doctor who was killed and raped in Kolkata last week, several student wing members are also protesting in the case. On Saturday, workers of ABVP burnt effigy of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Lucknow in protest over alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Hospital.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: We demand the arrest and prosecution of the people found guilty of the crime, says protesting doctor

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Amid the ongoing nationwide strike, one of the protesters, Dr Arif Ahmed Laskar highlighted the key demand of the protest which is the arrest and prosecution of the people guilty of crime. 

“CBI should interrogate everyone from the administration that were present during the incident. If anyone is found guilty, we demand their arrest and prosecution as per law. We have asked for the resignation of the officials in the administration and they should not be posted in any other administrative position…We want justice.,” Post Graduate Teacher Dr Arif Ahmed Laskar told ANI.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘Such incidents are happening all over the world, BJP is doing politics,’ former Bihar CM Rabri Devi on Kolkata doctor rape-murder

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: “Such incidents are happening all over the world. This is not just a case in Kolkata, it happens in Delhi also. BJP is doing politics over this,” said former Bihar CM Rabri Devi.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘TMC is trying to absolve a few people from incident’, says BJP leader Shaina NC

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: BJP leader Shaina NC on Saturday said that the TMC is trying to absolve a few people from the incident. 

“TMC is trying to absolve a few people from this incident…Why did the TMC government not lock the hospital? Why did they allow 7,000 people in this rampage to go in?… She is playing the victim card and sometimes she is protesting on the street…Who is she agitating against?,” the BJP leader told ANI.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘We are asking a very fundamental right’, says IMA President

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: IMA President Dr Asokan on Saturday said that the strike is for the doctors’ basic demand of a fundamental right, ‘the right to life’. 

“Now its for the government to respond. They will have the political will to respond now. Because what we have asked for is not something beyond them. We are asking for a very fundamental right, the right to life… We will be writing to the PM. The time is ripe for his intervention… Certainly, that (PM Modi mentioning women’s safety in his August 15 speech) is one aspect that shows that he is concerned. It will be very appropriate to write to the prime minister. IMA will be doing that,” Dr Asokan told ANI.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The time is ripe for PM’s intervention, says IMA President Dr Asokan

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Calling for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention amid the nationwide doctors’ protest IMA National President Dr Asokan said, “… Now its for the government to respond. They will have the political will to respond now. Because what we have asked for is not something beyond them. We are asking for a very fundamental right, the right to life… We will be writing to the PM. The time is ripe for his intervention… Certainly, that (PM Modi mentioning women’s safety in his August 15 speech) is one aspect that shows that he is concerned. It will be very appropriate to write to the prime minister. IMA will be doing that…”

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘We are demanding safety. There has been nothing concrete from…,’ says IMA Secretary General

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: IMA Secretary General Dr Anil Kumar J Nayak on Saturday called the Union Minister JP Nadda’s response to the doctors’ strike positive. He also added that there has been nothing concrete that has come from the government yet.

“Our junior and resident doctors carried out a maha-rally yesterday. 4000-5000 doctors joined it… Everyone is agitated and they are demanding safety. They are demanding CPA, Central Protection Act… We met Union Minister JP Nadda and we will keep meeting other authorities. They are positive but there is nothing concrete from them yet… We are hopeful that they will bring the law that we are demanding,”  IMA Secretary General Dr Anil Kumar J Nayak told ANI.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘We want hospitals to be operational soon ,’ says patient at Siliguri hospital 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: One of the patients who arrived at a hospital in Siliguri, West Bengal on Saturday expressed her disappointment and wished that the OPD services resume soon. 

“I have come here for a check-up… Now, I have been told to come on Tuesday. We want hospitals to be operational soon so we can get treatment,” one of the patients facing problems told PTI.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: CBI team probing case arrives at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The CBI team investigating rape and murder case of the woman doctor arrives at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: When will nationwide doctors’ strike end?

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The nationwide doctors’ strike began at 6 am on Saturday and will end at 6 am on Sunday, August 18, 2024. 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Doctors in Delhi continue their indefinite strike today 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Resident Doctors’ Association UCMS Resident Doctors’ Association UCMS (University College of Medical Sciences) and GTBH (Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital) in Delhi continued their indefinite strike on Saturday. As part of the strike, OPD (Outpatient Department), elective services, laboratory and lab services will be shut down.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Centre needs to step in if such an incident happen, said Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday condemned the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospial an said, “whatever happened in Kolkata is very sad. The (state) government should take action but it is not able to do so. Yesterday, doctors held a big protest in Delhi too. The Centre needs to step in if such an incident happen. The West Bengal government has failed.”

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Protests continue outside Delhi AIIMS hospital

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: After the announcement of nationwide doctors’ strike, medical professionals were seen protesting outside AIIMS Delhi on Saturday.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Former RG Kar principal reaches CBI office for investigation

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Former principal at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh reached CBI office on Saturday morning for CBI investigation in the brutal murder and rape of a trainee doctor at the government run hospital in Kolkata.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: IMA puts forth five demands for recalling nationwide doctors’ strike

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The IMA has put forth the following demand after announcing a nationwide doctors’ strike.

1. Change in the government’s reluctance to acknowledge the violence on doctors and hospitals. For this IMA demanded a Central Act incorporating the amendments of 2023 in the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 into the draft Hospital Protection Bill of 2019 that would strengthen the existing 25 state legislations. 
2. Stringent security protocols of all hospitals which should be no less than like those existing at airports. Declaration of hospitals as safe zones with mandatory security entitlements. 
3. A thorough overhaul of the working and living conditions of doctors. 
4. Meticulous and professional investigation of the Kolkata doctor rape case and thorough investigation of RG Kar vandalism incident. 
5. Appropriate and dignified compensation to the victim’s family.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Patients continue to face difficulty amid doctors’ strike

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Amid the ongoing protest and nationwide strike against the rape of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital, patients continue to face trouble at hospitals across the country. In the visuals shared by news agency ANI, patients can be seen suffering due to the withdrawal of services on Saturday.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: This is a nationwide issue, says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju amid doctors strike and nationwide protest

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday called the murder and rape of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata a national issue and said that the general public is agitated because of the incident.

“Because of the incident that happened in West Bengal, the safety of the medical staff is a matter of concern. It is not just about the medical fraternity of the doctors and nurses. This is a nationwide issue. It is a security and a societal issue. It is a matter of concern for everyone… The general public is also agitated,” ANI quoted Union Minister Rijiju as saying.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Extremely unfortunate that Bengal govt is being insensitive towards the case, says BJP MP Harsh Malhotra

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: BJP MP Harsh Malhotra on Saturday lashed out at the West Bengal government for dealing the Kolkata rape case with insensitivity. He accused the Mamata Banerjee-led state government of lying and trying to cover up the case.

“It is extremely unfortunate that the West Bengal government is being insensitive towards the case, is lying, and is trying to cover up the case instead of addressing it. They tried to hush up the case by calling it suicide. The local police were not ready to investigate it initially and tried to divert it. Now when CBI is investigating the matter, Mamata Banerjee started protesting. Who is she protesting against? The Home Minister of the state Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of the state Mamata Banerjee, or is she protesting against the Health Minister of the state Mamata Banerjee? This shows she is not serious about it and is only doing politics,” Malhotra told ANI.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Residents doctors hold a protest against the rape-murder incident

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Residents doctors continue to hold a protest at the Indian Medical Association (IMA) continue to hold protest amid the nationwide doctors’ strike which began today at 6 am.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Army College doctor demands CAPF deployment at RG Kar college, 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Dr. Monica Singh from Army College of Dental Sciences wrote a letter petition to the Chief Justice of India demanding CAPF deployment at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Her lawyer issued a video statement on Saturday.

“… Dr Monica Singh has written a letter petition to the Chief Justice of India, demanding CAPF be deployed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for the security of doctors till the time there is pendency of the case and the to protect the crime scene. She has also written about the way people are being threatened and evidence being tampered with, and demanded SC to intervene and take cognisance,” said her advocate Satyam Singh in a video, reshared by ANI on X. 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Doctors continue to protest as IMA’s nationwide strike begins today 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Amid the nationwide protests over the murder and rape of a trainee doctor in RG Kar medical college, medical professionals have begun their strike on Saturday. 

A post-graduate resident doctor from Madras Medical College admitted that the patients are suffering from the protest, but added that the doctors have no other option to propose their demands in front of the government.

“ I am a person from the group that has been alienated from the common community. We doctors never came out and asked for a favour from the public, but this time we are asking people for a favour… Keeping aside all the difficulties faced by doctors, our only demand right now is justice for the victim who was brutally raped and murdered on her own campus… Only after the doctors came out to protest, we were able to take this issue to everyone… When doctors of RG Kar were peacefully asking for justice, they were attacked in the middle of the night on Independence Day… We care about the common people more than you, we know the importance of healthcare and timely treatment, and those who are affected by the protest. We have no other option and are forced to come out and sacrifice our duty to seek justice,” Dr Navneet Krishnan, a post-graduate resident doctor from Madras Medical College told ANI.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Patients continue to suffer amid nationwide doctors’ strike 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The IMA on Saturday declared a 24-hour withdrawal of services by all the modern medicine doctors of the country irrespective of the sector and place of work. Amid the protest, visuals from different hospitals across the country showcase patients suffering due to the protest.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Govt’s decision to form a panel for a central law to protect healthcare workers is ‘too little and too late’, says IMA

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The government’s decision to form a panel for deliberating on a central law to protect healthcare workers is “too little and too late”, said IMA chif Dr RV Asokan adding that it needs political will to bring a legislation on the matter, 

“But you cannot run away from the reality,” he said.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: What’s open and what’s closed today amid nationwide doctors’ strike?

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The IMA announced the nationwide withdrawal of doctors services for twenty four hours. The doctors strike began at 6 am today. Check what’s open and what’s closed here. (Read full story)

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘What is happening now is a cruel joke on the nation’, Sadhguru calls for National agency to address crimes against women

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: “It is time that there is a National agency to address the most horrific crimes against Women in this country, beyond state agencies, as what is happening right now is a cruel joke on the Nation. No citizen with a beating heart in Bharat can just watch this go by. Action Now,” Sadhguru wrote in a post on X.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: MP doctors strike work to protest Kolkata RG Kar rampage

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Hundreds of doctors went on strike on Friday at government hospitals in Madhya Pradesh, including All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhopal.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Nationwide doctors’ strike begins today

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: After IMA’s announcement, the nationwide doctors’ strike began on Saturday at 6 am.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Anushka Sharma condemns horrifying rape case in Kolkata 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Anushka Sharma is among the latest Bollywood celebrities who spoke against the brutal rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal. The PK actress shared a story on her Instagram in support of the protest. 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘Bengal govt failed to protect doctors’, Odisha Health Minister

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Odisha Health Minister on Friday criticised the West Bengal government for failing to handle the case with sincerity. 

“The incident is not good, not in the interest of the country. The West Bengal govt failed to protect the security and integrity of doctors. In our state, we are vigilant in this regard… Union Health Minister JP Nadda has already given a statement (regarding a central law for the protection of medical professionals). Central spokespersons of our party have also given their statements, I won’t be talking much about it. But, in our state, we will try to give protection to the doctors,” said Odisha Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Letter petitions filed in SC for suo moto cognizance 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Two lawyers practicing in the Supreme Court on Thursday wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud urging him to take auto moto cognizance of the incident. 

“The nation looks to the judiciary as the ultimate guardian of justice, the last refuge for those whose cries have been silenced by brutality. The victim in this case, a young doctor whose life was dedicated to serving others, deserves nothing less than the full measure of justice that our legal system can provide. Her death must not be in vain, it must galvanize us to act, to ensure that no other woman suffers such a fate,” read an excerpt from the missive by Advocates Ujjawal Gaur and Rohit Pandey.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi slams Akhilesh Yadav

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi lashed out at the Samajwadi Party on Friday while speaking about recent crimes crime against women. The development came mere hours after the INDIA bloc leader accused the BJP of drawing “political benefits” from the Kolkata rape-murder.

“I want to tell Akhilesh Yadav who used to chant the slogan of PDA. This PDA is a mask and their real face is ‘parivarvadi’, ‘dabang’ and ‘apradhi’. This is the true face of Samajwadi Party,” said Trivedi.

The acronym was coined by Yadav in the run up to the last Lok Sabha elections and referred to “pichhda” (backward), Dalit and “alpsankhyak” (minorities)” groups as its vote base. 

“A particular mindset has encouraged criminal elements to destroy evidence as part of a conspiracy by damaging the place after the tragic incident. From Kannauj to Kolkata, hatred and animosity towards women along with the mentality of protecting criminals is being seen,” said Trivedi.

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Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Surgeries postponed as senior doctors in Maharashtra join indefinite strike

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The indefinite resident doctors’ strike in Maharashtra continued to gain momentum on Friday, with seniors joining the protest. This in turn has led to a major disruption in services at government and civic hospitals that inconvenienced thousands of patients. Elective services — including OPDs, OTs and lab procedures — have been hit by the strike.

Data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday evening indicated that only 55 major and 20 minor surgeries were performed in civic-run KEM, Nair, Cooper and NHDC hospitals during the day. The figure stood at zero for Sion hospital in Mumbai.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Father of PG doctor says ‘entire department was suspect’

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Father of deceased doctor in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-death case told ANI, “My daughter left for duty at around 8:10 am on that day. She was on OPD and last spoke to her mother at around 11:15 PM. In the morning when my wife was calling her, her phone was ringing but no one picked up, by that time my daughter died. The matter of concern is that from 3 AM to 10 AM, nobody needed her, despite she was an on-duty doctor. All the people who are protesting on the streets are like my sons and daughters. My daughter has passed away but crores of children are standing with me now…She had to face some problems in college, the entire department was a suspect… All those who are protesting, we are with them… I spoke to the officials of CBI yesterday but I cannot say anything else since the matter is subjudice.”

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says ‘barbaric’ incident ‘not striking conscience of woman CM’

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday after she led a protest march against incident.

“Mamata ji shame on you. What is happening in Bengal under a woman Chief Minister? There is a barbaric rape in the land of Swami Vivekananda, Subhash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore… Doctors were attacked by the goons there and you are protesting? Very regrettable that this kind of barbaric rape is not striking the conscience of woman Chief Minister Mamata who is also a big leader in her own right. I would urge that the administration of Bengal should be allowed to cooperate with CBI in a proper manner,” he said.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: FAIM announces suspension of OPD and OT services tomorrow

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The Faculty Association of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (FAIM) announced suspension of OPD and OT services tomorrow, 17 August. 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: TMC MP writes to Amit Shah

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Trinamool Congress leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday to seek the formation of a stringent central law to prevent atrocities against women. The Rajya Sabha MP had recently made waves after deciding to stage a dharna in solidarity with the women-led midnight protest on August 14.

“Any complaint for incidents of sexual harassment, rape, rape with murder shall be statutorily recorded immediately after the incident and must be immediately reported to the nearest police station failing which the police officer concerned/other authorities must be suspended immediately,” the senior TMC MP and lawyer said in the letter.

He also called for the establishment of at least three fast-track courts in every district, with cases concluding within six months and no more than two adjournments for genuine reasons.

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: CBI team leaves from RG Kar Hospital

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: The CBI team investigating the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case left from the RG Kar medical college and hospital premises, late on Friday. The former principal of RG Kar was questioned by CBI on Friday. 

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: BJP seeks ouster of Mamata Banerjee, candlelight vigil stopped by cops

Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: A candlelight rally organised by the BJP women’s cell was stopped by the police on Friday. The saffron party has demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the alleged rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor. The rally from Exide crossing to Hazra crossing in south Kolkata was stopped by the police before it could leave the originating point.

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari also observed a silent candlelight vigil in front of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.