Telangana doctors hold candlelight vigil in solidarity with Kolkata medico’s murder
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana doctors hold candlelight vigil in solidarity with Kolkata medico’s murder

The Hindu  

Doctors in Telangana held a candlelight vigil on Monday evening to express solidarity following the rape and murder of a second-year postgraduate student at R.G. The Telangana Junior Doctors Association had urged all medical colleges in the state to participate in the vigil on Monday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. “This event is a solemn tribute to her memory and a call to address the urgent concerns about the working conditions and safety of medical professionals,” the association stated. Additionally, the Resident Doctors Association at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences Hyderabad organised a candlelight vigil in the campus at 4 p.m. “The event honours the victim’s memory and will serve as a wake-up call to improve facilities, manpower, and the safety of medical professionals across the nation,” the association said. In support of the cause, several doctors across the state were seen wearing black badges on duty in response to the call given by the Telangana Teaching Government Doctors Association.

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Telangana Doctors Protest Over Humiliation of Jagtial Superintendent

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Hindustan Times  

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ABP News  

Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: The doctors protesting against the rape and murder of the trainee medic at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata have called for a candlelight vigil on Wednesday evening. This comes as the Indian Medical Association urged protesting doctors to resume their duties and leave justice to the Supreme Court. IMA Urges Doctors To Call Off Strike, Says 'Leave …

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4 months ago

Kolkata hospital horror: junior doctors meet Kishan Reddy, ask for better security

The Hindu  

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4 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

At least 70 Padma awardees wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asking him to personally intervene to see justice is done in the brutal rape and murder of a resident doctor in a Kolkata hospital last week. Among those who signed the letter are former director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, Randeep Guleria, chairman …

Some doctors still on strike, protests spread after Indian medic’s murder
4 months ago

Some doctors still on strike, protests spread after Indian medic’s murder

Al Jazeera  

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4 months ago

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The Hindu  

Karimnagar witnessed an outpouring of outrage of medical fraternity over the recent brutal rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor in West Bengal’s capital Kolkata as doctors and medical students staged a massive protest in the town on Saturday demanding deterrent punishment to the perpetrators of the grisly crime and justice for the victim’s family. Slogans such as ‘Save …

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4 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

IMA's nationwide strike on August 17: The Indian Medical Association or IMA has announced a nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency medical services for 24 hours beginning at 6am on Saturday, August 17, to protest against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Doctor and nurse child PGI staged a …

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Hindustan Times  

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case: Hundreds carry out candle march as demand for justice intensifies

India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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