Junior doctors in West Bengal have partially returned to work after a 42-day protest following the rape and murder of a female doctor. They are attending to essential and emergency services but avoiding outpatient departments.

Junior doctors protesting the rape-murder of a colleague at RG Kar hospital ended their 42-day 'cease work' on Friday, announcing partial resumption of duties in essential services after a march to the CBI office following a week-long demonstration outside the state health department's headquarters. Read more

Kolkata: Protesting doctors while lifting their seized work partially took out a rally from Swasthya Bhawan to CBI headquarters in Kolkata on Friday. At the culminating point in front of the CBI headquarters,

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.

The doctors have been protesting since August 9 when the body of a woman medic was found at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, demanding justice for the deceased doctor as well as removing key officials from their posts alleging their involvement in the case.

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

The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) is in a meeting with the state’s Chief Secretary Manoj Pant today, September 18, for a follow-up discussion regarding their unresolved demands related to the RG Kar rape and murder case.

West Bengal government invites agitating junior doctors for second round of talks amid flood-like situation, urging return to work.

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.

CBI made this statement while requesting a three-day extension of custody for Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar hospital, and Abhijit Mondal, a former officer in charge of the Tala police s

The West Bengal government has invited junior doctors for a meeting at the state secretariat to discuss unresolved issues, including hospital security. The medics have been protesting for 40 days following the death of a colleague.