West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee called fasting junior doctors and set up a meeting for Monday to address their demands. During a nearly hour-long conversation, Banerjee assured them their demands would be met but urged them to end their hunger strike due to public suffering.

Junior doctors in West Bengal have been on a hunger strike for 15 days over the death of a colleague and workplace security issues. The protest seeks action from the state government by October 21. Theater personalities have shown support.

Doctors in West Bengal have issued a fresh ultimatum to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to fulfill their ten demands. The doctors have warned that if their demands are not met they will organise strikes across all government and private hospitals in the state on Tuesday.

The medics said that they were in talks with their colleagues in other states and that the proposed strike may take place across the country.

West Bengal junior doctors threaten a strike on October 22 if their demands are unmet, seeking justice for a deceased colleague.

Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague at R G Kar Hospital to end their fast-unto-death, the

The call was made using the mobile phone of Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, who, along with Home Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Indira Mukherjee, visited the protest site at Esplanade in central Kolkata.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reviews healthcare infrastructure upgrades, focusing on security at state-run hospitals amid ongoing protests.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urges protesting junior doctors to end fast, address demands, and restore healthcare services.

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague at RG Kar Hospital to end their fast-unto-death, stating that most of their demands have been addressed while rejecting their insistence on removing the state health secretary.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked protesting junior doctors to end their hunger strike and return to their duties. She spoke with them and promised to address their issues. A meeting is scheduled on Monday.