New principal of Kolkata's RG Kar hospital sacked following students' protest

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The new principal of Kolkata's RG Kar hospital, the hospital superintendent and the head of the Chest Department were sacked following students' protest...

Dr Suhrita Paul, the principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was sacked on Wednesday within 10 days of her appointment..

The West Bengal government took the decision after students pressed for the demand to remove those on administrative duty when the hospital was vandalised in the early hours of August 15...

Dr Paul was appointed the principal of the RG Kar hospital on August 12, the same day former dean Dr Sandip Ghosh resigned from the post following uproar over the horrifying rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor...

In a meeting with health department officials, they demanded that all administrative persons like Medical Superintendent cum Vice-Principal (MSVP) and Principal, who were present on the day of the vandalism, need to be changed...