The government has approved the hiring of 1,514 additional security personnel, comprising 910 men and 604 women, for 29 hospitals and medical colleges. This initiative aims to strengthen security across all medical colleges in response to the tragic rape and murder of R G Kar.

The second round of talks between junior doctors and West Bengal government officials failed to end the strike, with doctors accusing the authorities of refusing to provide written minutes of the meeting on the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case.

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The murder and rape case of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital continues to shake West Bengal, with Tollywood standing in solidarity. Several Tollywood stars have made headlines for their protests,

The junior doctors expressed “unhappiness” lack of concrete assurances and said their sit-in protests would continue.

After a second meeting with the state government, the doctors said they received only ‘verbal assurances’ on their demands.

Taking place on the 40th day of the strike, the meeting failed to achieve any breakthroughs, primarily due to the government's refusal to provide written minutes of the discussions, as claimed by the

The junior doctors have been protesting for over a month after a trainee doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.

The second round of talks between the Bengal government and protesting doctors failed to resolve the RG Kar case impasse.

While pressing their new demands, the junior doctors have sought security in hospitals, the development of the healthcare system, the resignation of the state Health Secretary, among others.