The GoM (Group of Ministers), which met on Saturday to decide on GST for health and life insurance premiums, chose to exempt GST on premiums paid by individuals
Mamata Banerjee urged protesting doctors to rise above politics and return to work, stating that people are dependent on them and need their services
In a related development, two fasting junior doctors alleged that police have been exerting pressure on their family members to persuade them to withdraw from their hunger strike
Health of Aniket Mahato, a junior doctor who has been hospitalised after his condition deteriorated due to his fast since Sunday, is reported to be 'critical but stable,' with signs of improvement
Doctor Aniket Mahato was admitted to the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Thursday night after his health condition deteriorated. A five-member medical board was constituted to oversee his treat
They deserve your immediate attention, the IMA said in its letter to Banerjee, adding that the West Bengal government is fully capable of fulfilling all demands of the protesters
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced a one-day state mourning
Kolkata case updates: The CBI on Monday filed a chargesheet naming Sanjoy Roy as sole accused in connection with the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
The protest took place at Esplanade, where a junior doctor, Parichay Panda, said, Our demand is simple. We've given the government time to improve the safety and security of hospitals
The rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 has led to large-scale protests across the country and also in some places across the globe
Kolkata rape-murder case: Junior doctors resumed their indefinite 'total cease work' on October 1 and criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation for the slow pace of their inquiry
The junior doctors restarted the strike after an eight-hour meeting, outlining 10 key demands, including better hospital security and improved health infrastructure
The recruitment process is set to commence on September 30, following discussions with leaders from medical colleges and hospitals
He claimed that the Bangladeshi infiltrators were "entering West Bengal through the unfenced areas and their population rose to 35 per cent in the state"
resignations take place in backdrop of CM Mamata Banerjee having written two letters to PM Modi on flood situation maintaining that DVC released water from its reservoirs without consulting her govt
Banerjee claimed that sometimes water is released without any notice to the state government and the views of her government are not honoured
Banerjee on Thursday ordered that vehicle movement between Bengal and Jharkhand would be sealed after the water level rose
Mayawati became the first Dalit woman to hold the post, meanwhile, Syeda Anwara Taimur was the first Muslim woman
Banerjee, during the day, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi informing him that the state would sever all ties with DVC
The flood-hit South Bengal districts include Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum, Bankura, Howrah, Hooghly, Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur, Mamata Banerjee said