Junior residents warn of indefinite strike
The Hindu
The Calicut chapter of the Kerala Medical Postgraduate Association has warned of an indefinite strike from Tuesday, boycotting casualty and COVID duties, if their stipends are not released by then.
According to M.V. Amish Rahi and M.C. Adeebu Saman, president and secretary of the Calicut chapter, medical postgraduate students, known as junior medical residents, play a critical role in casualty, operation theatres, labour rooms, labs as well as COVID intensive care units.
More Related News
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists