Resident doctors in Karnataka go on indefinite strike amid Omicron variant concerns
Bengaluru, Nov 29: Amid the fear of COVID-19 Omicron variant, nearly 5,000 resident doctors in Karnataka on Monday launched an indefinite strike to press the government to fulfill their three demands including restructuring academic fees as per the 2018-19 academic year.
Under the banner of Karnataka Association of Resident Doctors, the doctors staged a protest in various government medical hospitals including Bengaluru.
In Bengaluru, the doctors staged a protest at the Victoria Hospital and raised slogans demanding justice and criticising the government for not heeding their demands.
According to the KARD office bearers, they want the government to consider restructuring the academic fees according to 2018-19 academic year, payment of COVID-risk allowance and timely payment of stipend to post graduates and interns.
In a statement, the KARD said, "We are left with no option but to display our dissent in this regard with a pan Karnataka indefinite strike from Monday comprising withdrawal of all the elective services including OPDs and the elective OTs (excluding emergency services) in all the medical colleges affiliated to the KARD."
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PM Modi pays tributes to Jagjivan Ram
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to former deputy prime minister and stalwart Dalit leader Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary, saying his invaluable contribution to the nation will always be remembered.
"I pay my humble tributes to former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram Ji on his birth anniversary. He dedicated his life to the cause of equality and social justice," Modi said.
"His invaluable contribution to the nation will always be remembered," the prime minister said.
Hailing from Bihar, Ram distinguished himself for his administrative skill and his role as the Union defence minister during the 1971 war against Pakistan has been lauded.
He had left the Congress in protest against the Emergency.
