Doctors
- India
RG Kar: Junior doctors to distribute leaflets at Kolkata Puja pandals outlining demands
Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors will distribute leaflets outlining their demands for justice for their murdered colleague at various Durga Puja pandals across the city on Wednesday besides holding a blood donation camp,…
- India
RG Kar case: Protesting doctors’ hunger strike enters 3rd day
Kolkata: The fast-unto-death protest of six junior doctors at Esplanade in Kolkata, over the rape and murder of their colleague in the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College Hospital entered the third day…
- Telangana
Telangana: TJUDA voices support to Bengal doctors’ hunger strike
Hyderabad: The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA) on Sunday, October 6 expressed solidarity with the hunger strike initiated by the junior doctors in West Bengal. In a declaration, the TJUDA said, “On…
- India
Delhi: Govt extends tenure of residents in hospitals
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday, October 3 extended the tenure of existing regular senior residents (SRs) and junior residents (JRs) in all government hospitals. The Department of Health and Family…
- Delhi
Delhi: Doctors’ unions call for strict safety measures after medic’s murder
New Delhi: Several doctors’ associations condemned the murder of a 55-year-old medic on Thursday, October 3 saying “doctors are sitting on deathbeds” and called for immediate action to ensure their safety. According…
- India
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Thousands march on streets
Kolkata: In continuing protests over the rape and murder of a medic at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital, thousands of people on Tuesday walked a 5-km stretch in the metropolis, shouting slogans and…
- Kolkata
West Bengal junior doctors resume ‘total cease work’
Kolkata: 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…
- Entertainment
Meet the Indian actresses who are also qualified doctors
Hyderabad: The Indian film industry is full of glamour and fame, but did you know that some of your favorite actresses are also highly educated? In fact, a few of them even…
- India
WB: Doctors to resume ‘cease work’ after SC hearing of RG Kar case on Monday
Kolkata: Junior doctors of West Bengal on Saturday night said that they would resume total ‘cease work’ in medical colleges across the state after hearing of the RG Kar case in the…
- India
RG Kar case: Junior doctors call off protest partially
Kolkata: West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF), the umbrella body spearheading the protest demonstrations against the rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata…
- India
Over 35% of 3,885 doctors, mostly women, feel unsafe during night shifts: IMA
New Delhi: An IMA study has revealed that one-third of its respondent doctors, majority of them being women, felt “unsafe” or “very unsafe” during their night shifts, so much so that some…
- India
Centre suggests measures to states on safety of medics
New Delhi: Night patrolling on hospital premises and regulating access for people to key areas are among the measures the Centre has asked states to implement to ensure the safety of medics…
- Telangana
Telangana doctors urge hydration amid rising dengue cases
Hyderabad: Doctors in Telangana have issued a warning to the public to stay adequately hydrated as dengue cases surge across the state. The heavy monsoons have led to an increase in infectious…
- India
SC urges protesting medical community to resume work at earliest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the doctors and medical professionals across the country, who are abstaining from work in protest of the rape and murder of a junior doctor…
- India
Doctors’ body welcomes SC intervention in Kolkata medic murder case
New Delhi: The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s intervention into the rape and murder of a Kolkata medic, saying it will serve the interests of the…
