The Supreme Court directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit on its civic volunteer scheme with details on the recruitment process, duties assigned, payments made, etc.

Meanwhile, the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has expressed discontent with the West Bengal government, stating, 'It is disheartening to witness the continued insensitivity toward the plight of junior doctors. We are committed to standing by the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front as they fight for justice, safety, and dignity'.

Kolkata: The fast-unto death demonstration by junior doctors against the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has entered the 11th day on Tuesday.

Six were subsisting only on water and were admitted into the hospital after a multiday fast to demand justice for the brutal rape and killing of a medical resident.

As the hunger strike by two junior doctors from North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMC&H) enters its 10th day, with both now in the ICU, two senior doctors from the Federation of Medical Associations (FEMA) joined the protest today,

The Bengal health department has rolled out a centralised referral system on a pilot basis in some hospitals to streamline cases of patients being referred from rural health centres