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28,000 Gujarat doctors join nationwide stir, OPD services hit
Junior doctors and interns held protests in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Jamnagar and other major towns of the stateHowever, the emergency and indoor medical services were not affected
1 min read17 Jun 2019Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL seeking security for doctors at govt hospitals
The petition cites media reports of a brutal attack on a junior doctor in Kolkata by the family members of a senior citizenOn 14 June, doctors across the country boycotted work as a sign of solidarity with their counterparts in West Bengal
1 min read17 Jun 2019Doctors’ strike reflects inadequacies in India’s health infrastructure
Trust deficit between doctors and patients is gradually becoming a concern, say health expertsThe nationwide strike by doctors, which has been triggered by a brutal assault on a doctor in WB, indicates a widespread problem that requires urgent redressal
1 min read17 Jun 2019West Bengal doctors in no mood to relent despite CM Mamata Banerjee's offer
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged agitating doctors to resume work and said her government had accepted all their demandsBengal governor KN Tripathi wrote to Mamata Banerjee, advising her to take immediate steps to provide security to the medicos and find out a solution to the impasse
3 min read15 Jun 2019Take immediate steps to ensure security for doctors, WB governor advises CM
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that she apprised the governor about the steps taken by the state government to resolve the impasse in hospitalsGovernor Keshari Nath Tripathi advised her to take the doctors into confidence about the arrangements of their security
1 min read15 Jun 2019AIIMS doctors issue 48-hour ultimatum to Mamata Banerjee to end ongoing strike
RDA issues an ultimatum of 48 hours to the West Bengal government to meet the demands of the striking doctors, says AIIMS RDASafdarjung Hospital RDA president Parakash Thakur also echoed a similar stand on the matter
2 min read15 Jun 2019Doctors' strike continues: Mamata Banerjee invites protesters again for a talk today
Earlier, the doctors refused to meet the West Bengal Chief Minister, demanding an unconditional apology from herDoctors also put up six conditions for withdrawal of their stir.
3 min read15 Jun 2019Doctors refuse talks; West Bengal Governor says got no response from Mamata
The invite to the junior doctors was sent from the Chief Minister's secretariatTalks deferred to 5 pm on Saturday
2 min read15 Jun 2019119 doctors in West Bengal resign over violence
Various medical bodies called doctors' strike across the country as a mark of protest over the rising violence against their fraternityIndian Medical Association ought a central law for ensuring protection to doctors against violence in hospitals
1 min read14 Jun 2019Harsh Vardhan urges Mamata to intervene, says docs' stir affecting whole nation
Harsh Vardhan said he would take all possible measures to ensure a safe environment for them at hospitals across the countryIn a letter written to Mamata, he urged her to ensure an amicable end to the agitation and provide a secure working environment to the doctors
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