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Bengal Doctors Withdraw Hunger Strike After Meet With Mamata Banerjee
The protesting junior doctors of Bengal have withdrawn their indefinite hunger strike after a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening. They also called off their proposed strike across hospitals due on Tuesday.
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Protesting Doctors To Attend Meeting Called By Bengal Government On Monday
Agitating junior doctors said they will attend a meeting called by the West Bengal government on Monday to resolve issues related to their demands, emphasising that its outcome will determine whether they will withdraw their indefinite hunger strike.
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"Call Off Hunger Strike": Mamata Banerjee Speaks To Doctors After Ultimatum
Taking steps to resolve the impasse with protesting doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke to them over the phone on Saturday and urged them to withdraw their fast-unto-death, saying most of their demands had been met.
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Key Doctors' Body Pauses Strike As Bengal Calls Meet To Discuss Demands
Junior doctors in West Bengal have been on fast-unto-death since October 5 demanding justice for the 31-year-old woman medic, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata in August.
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Medical Body IMA To Hold 24-Hour Hunger Strike To Support Bengal Doctors
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) announced a 24-hour nationwide hunger strike on October 15 to support doctors in West Bengal, seeking justice for the young doctor who was raped and murdered at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
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"Generic Letters, No Legal Value": Bengal On 'Mass Resignations' By Doctors
The 'mass resignations' of senior doctors in support of their junior colleagues are generic letters and have no legal value, the West Bengal government said on Saturday.
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Meerut Hospital Doctors On Strike After Patient's Relatives Hit Colleague On Head
A junior doctor was allegedly hit on the head several times with a metal tool by a patient's family members at Lala Lajpat Rai Medical College here, officials said on Tuesday.
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"Compelled To...": Bengal Doctors Resume Strike Over RG Kar Hospital Killing
Junior doctors in Bengal - protesting the rape and murder of a colleague on August 8 - resumed their 'indefinite' strike Tuesday, pressing, once again, for demands that include ensuring safety and security at all hospitals in the state.
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Bengal Doctors Back On Strike, Announce "Total Cease-Work" From Today
Junior doctors in West Bengal, demanding better security at state hospitals after the rape and murder of a colleague at a medical college in Kolkata, have resumed their 'total cease-work'.
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Bengal Junior Doctors Resume "Total Cease Work" Demanding Safety, Security
Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal resumed their indefinite "total cease work" on Tuesday to press the state government on various demands, including ensuring their safety and security at all medical establishments.
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"Regulate Access, Have Security Patrols": Centre's Advice On Doctors' Safety
The Union Health Ministry on Friday wrote to states to follow Supreme Court orders on establishing "certain basic requirements... to assuage doctors over workplace safety".
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Bengal Bandh Today After Police Use Tear Gas, Water Canon On Protesters
The BJP has called for a 6 am to 6 pm bandh (strike) in West Bengal to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to the state secretariat 'Nabbana' over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata.
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BJP's Bengal Strike Call After Police Action On March Over Kolkata Horror
Chaotic scenes are being witnessed on the streets of Kolkata as police intercepted a protest march to state secretariat Nabanna over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in the city's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
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Doctor Slapped, Abused In Delhi Hospital Days After Strike Ends
A resident doctor and a medical dresser were attacked allegedly by a patient's attendant, just days after resident doctors resumed work following an 11-day nationwide strike over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
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Delhi Resident Doctors Resume Work After Ending Stir Over Kolkata Rape-Murder
In a major relief for patients, hundreds of resident doctors in Delhi returned to work on Friday after ending their 11-day strike over the alleged rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata, following an appeal by the Supreme Court.
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Bengal Doctors Withdraw Hunger Strike After Meet With Mamata Banerjee
The protesting junior doctors of Bengal have withdrawn their indefinite hunger strike after a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening. They also called off their proposed strike across hospitals due on Tuesday.
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Protesting Doctors To Attend Meeting Called By Bengal Government On Monday
Agitating junior doctors said they will attend a meeting called by the West Bengal government on Monday to resolve issues related to their demands, emphasising that its outcome will determine whether they will withdraw their indefinite hunger strike.
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"Call Off Hunger Strike": Mamata Banerjee Speaks To Doctors After Ultimatum
Taking steps to resolve the impasse with protesting doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke to them over the phone on Saturday and urged them to withdraw their fast-unto-death, saying most of their demands had been met.
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Key Doctors' Body Pauses Strike As Bengal Calls Meet To Discuss Demands
Junior doctors in West Bengal have been on fast-unto-death since October 5 demanding justice for the 31-year-old woman medic, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata in August.
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Medical Body IMA To Hold 24-Hour Hunger Strike To Support Bengal Doctors
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) announced a 24-hour nationwide hunger strike on October 15 to support doctors in West Bengal, seeking justice for the young doctor who was raped and murdered at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
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"Generic Letters, No Legal Value": Bengal On 'Mass Resignations' By Doctors
The 'mass resignations' of senior doctors in support of their junior colleagues are generic letters and have no legal value, the West Bengal government said on Saturday.
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Meerut Hospital Doctors On Strike After Patient's Relatives Hit Colleague On Head
A junior doctor was allegedly hit on the head several times with a metal tool by a patient's family members at Lala Lajpat Rai Medical College here, officials said on Tuesday.
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"Compelled To...": Bengal Doctors Resume Strike Over RG Kar Hospital Killing
Junior doctors in Bengal - protesting the rape and murder of a colleague on August 8 - resumed their 'indefinite' strike Tuesday, pressing, once again, for demands that include ensuring safety and security at all hospitals in the state.
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Bengal Doctors Back On Strike, Announce "Total Cease-Work" From Today
Junior doctors in West Bengal, demanding better security at state hospitals after the rape and murder of a colleague at a medical college in Kolkata, have resumed their 'total cease-work'.
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Bengal Junior Doctors Resume "Total Cease Work" Demanding Safety, Security
Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal resumed their indefinite "total cease work" on Tuesday to press the state government on various demands, including ensuring their safety and security at all medical establishments.
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"Regulate Access, Have Security Patrols": Centre's Advice On Doctors' Safety
The Union Health Ministry on Friday wrote to states to follow Supreme Court orders on establishing "certain basic requirements... to assuage doctors over workplace safety".
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Bengal Bandh Today After Police Use Tear Gas, Water Canon On Protesters
The BJP has called for a 6 am to 6 pm bandh (strike) in West Bengal to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to the state secretariat 'Nabbana' over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata.
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BJP's Bengal Strike Call After Police Action On March Over Kolkata Horror
Chaotic scenes are being witnessed on the streets of Kolkata as police intercepted a protest march to state secretariat Nabanna over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in the city's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
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Doctor Slapped, Abused In Delhi Hospital Days After Strike Ends
A resident doctor and a medical dresser were attacked allegedly by a patient's attendant, just days after resident doctors resumed work following an 11-day nationwide strike over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
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Delhi Resident Doctors Resume Work After Ending Stir Over Kolkata Rape-Murder
In a major relief for patients, hundreds of resident doctors in Delhi returned to work on Friday after ending their 11-day strike over the alleged rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata, following an appeal by the Supreme Court.
