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March 20, 2025 10:22 PM

Senior doctor who became face of RG Kar movement transferred to lower-ranked post

Senior doctor Subarna Goswami, who became a key figure in the medical fraternity’s movement against the R.G. Kar rape and murder tragedy in August last year, has been transferred to Darjeeling—and to a lower-ranked post. Goswami has been transferred to a position one rank lower than his current one. According to a notification from the state Health & Family Welfare Department, Goswami, who is presently the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH)-II in East Burdwan district, has be...

September 30, 2024 9:30 AM

West Bengal: Protesting junior doctors say, “We haven’t seen any action on our demands”

Junior doctors who have been on protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have said they haven't seen any action on the directives given by the Chief Secretary as per their demands. "Our agitation so far centred around only one agenda, and that was justice for Abhaya. It has been 10 days since we met with the Chief Secretary concerning our safety and security in hospitals, but we haven't seen any action on the directives given by t...

September 16, 2024 3:27 PM

AIIMS Delhi to open Tobacco Cessation Clinic on September 10

AIIMS New Delhi is set to open a new Collaborative Team-Based "Tobacco Cessation Clinic (TCC)" at the New RAK OPD as part of the comprehensive "TOBACCO FREE AIIMS", according to a press release. The dedicated Tobacco Cessation Clinic (TCC) will be opened on September 10, 2024. According to the press release, this initiative is a collaborative effort between the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) and the Department of Pulmonary, Critical, and Sleep Medicine, aimed at addressing th...