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Arrest of Iskcon monk in Bangladesh: ‘Why were monks with valid docus stopped from international travel?’ | Kolkata News – Times of India

KOLKATA: Sixty-three Iskcon monks, all Bangladeshis with valid travel documents, were prevented from crossing over to India on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, several Bangladeshi media outlets and Iskcon Kolkata reported on Sunday.These 63 people were stopped at the Benapole land port, the Bangladesh side of the international border, by Bangladeshi authorities for "suspicious activities", the reports claimed. Till late Sunday, there was no response from a senior official of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata to TOI's calls and texts. The reported move coincided with Kolkata Iskcon devotees joining in a global protest against the reported persecution in Bangladesh.According to news reports from the neighbouring country, the 63 monks, from various districts in Bangladesh, ...

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Bangladeshi patients cancel surgeries at Kolkata hospistals amid turmoil | Kolkata News – Times of India

KOLKATA: Scheduled surgeries and appointments of Bangladeshi patients started getting cancelled and deferred across Kolkata's private hospitals over the weekend. Patients either cancelled or altered travel plans due to the ongoing turmoil or did not report for admission at hospitals.Peerless Hospital cancelled at least five surgeries since Friday as patients did not report for admission. "We have not heard from any of them and assume they can't travel now. Another 15 Bangladeshi patients' surgeries are scheduled till Friday, and we suspect that none will get admitted," said CEO Sudipta Mitra. He added that the hospital has an online consultation facility and Bangladeshi patients were free to use it. "So far, none has done it," added Mitra.At Desun Hospital, which has seen a 75% drop in Ban...

RG Kar Case: Ex-Principal Sandip Ghosh Helped Two Cartels Procure Hospital Contracts, CBI Charg

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RG Kar Case: Ex-Principal Sandip Ghosh Helped Two Cartels Procure Hospital Contracts, CBI Charg

New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh allegedly helped two cartels in procuring hospital contracts, the agency has said in its recently filed chargesheet. The special court has taken the chargesheet on record but it is yet to take its cognisance because the West Bengal government has not provided sanction to prosecute Ghosh and other accused. Ghosh had resigned as the principal of the state-run institute on August 12 in the aftermath of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor on its premises. The CBI has named Ghosh, former House Staff of the medical college Ashish Kumar Pandey, and businessmen Biplab Singha of Maa Tara Traders, Suman Hazra of Hazra Medical and Afsar Ali Khan of Eshan Cafe, in the charge sheet. "This case was register...