Himachal doctors protest against assault on female doctor
India | June 18, 2019 19:52 ISTTwo hours strike by Government doctors across Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district over the failure to arrest an accused found assaulting a female doctor.
Two hours strike by Government doctors across Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district over the failure to arrest an accused found assaulting a female doctor.
A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant said it will not issue notice (to the Centre) but is keeping the larger issue of protection of doctors open.
The patients' waiting rooms of NRS Medical College and Hospital - the epicentre of the protests - have been over-occupied since the cease-work started last Tuesday, forcing many of families to spend nights under the open sky despite occasional rains.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) had given the strike call with the withdrawal of non-essential health services across the country. IMA members will also stage a dharna at its headquarters.
Junior doctors across the state were on a strike in protest against an assault on two of their colleagues at the NRS, allegedly by the family members of a patient who died on Monday night.
The agitating doctors said they would wait for their governing body to decide on the proposed venue for the meeting. They had also turned down Banerjee's request saying there was no honest effort on her part to break the deadlock.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday issued an advisory to the West Bengal government on the ongoing strike by doctors and sought a report on the matter on priority, said sources familiar with the development.
Announcing the decision, the RDA gave West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a 48-hour ultimatum to meet the demands of protesting doctors in her state.
Health services in New Delhi's AIIMS and Safdarjung hospital have been paralyzed due to doctors' protest following Kolkata violence.
Hours after over 100 doctors in West Bengal resigned on June 14, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she 'won't let West Bengal become Gujarat’.
"All private doctors, including paramedics and nurses are on a day-long strike in support of our colleagues in Kolkata who were assaulted by the relatives of a patient who died in their hospital on June 10. Out-patient departments (OPDs) in private hospitals and nursing homes are closed," Indian Medical Association's (IMA) Karnataka unit treasurer B. Veeranna told IANS in Bengaluru.
Striking junior doctors across West Bengal on Thursday refused to end their stir till they are provided adequate security in government hospitals and defied a deadline set by Banerjee.
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The strike called by the IMA went on for around eight hours today. The Bill was referred to the committee following protest from the opposition parties as well as doctors.
The doctors were up in arms against the amendments to KPME Act, 2007, which among others propose six months to three years jail term and hefty penalty for medical negligence on the part of doctors.
The death toll due to the strike by over 500 doctors -- that began on Wednesday -- has since gone up to 15 as eight more patients died since Wednesday night
The junior doctors insist it is not a strike as the Patna High Court had come down heavily on strikes affecting live-saving services in the past
Hours after the Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to provide security in state-run hospitals and ordered all resident doctors to return to duty immediately, their mass casual leave agitation continued for the fourth
BMC has issued notice to around 500 resident doctors in Mumbai, directing them to resume work or face disciplinary action.
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