Bangalore Medical College gets first Muslim woman principal
Bengaluru: Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) got it’s first Muslim woman principal, Dr Asima Banu taking charge of the position last week.
The microbiologist and virologist finished her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the BMCRI and then became a faculty member in the department of microbiology in 2000. She actively served BMCRI for the past 23 years and held several important postings throughout her tenure such as head of the microbiology department at Bowring Hospital, quality in-charge and infection control officer and convenor of the medical education unit.
Banu also served as nodal officer of the COVID-19 ward in Victoria Hospital, in 2020. She was hailed as Covid warrior for her selfless and valuable contributions during the pandemic.
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Bengal polls: RG Kar victim's mother files nomination as BJP candidate from Panihati
Kolkata (PTI): Ratna Debnath, mother of the raped-murdered RG Kar hospital doctor and the BJP candidate from Panihati, filed her nomination papers on Thursday.
She was accompanied by senior BJP leader and former Union minister Smriti Irani and district party leaders.
Speaking to reporters after filing her nomination, she said her sole aim is to oust the TMC regime in West Bengal, which, she alleged, would ensure women's safety in the state and prevent a recurrence of incidents like the RG Kar case.
Nearly a year and a half after the brutal killing of her 26-year-old daughter inside a locked seminar room of the state-run hospital in August 2024, Debnath agreed to contest the polls on a BJP ticket from her hometown Panihati after being approached by the party "to bring to light the truth behind the crime".
She is pitted against TMC's Tirthankar Ghosh and CPI(M)'s Kalatan Dasgupta.
