Jr. doctors threaten to boycott duties
The Hindu
Telangana Junior Doctors Association has threatened to boycott duties if their demands are not met by May 25. They demanded hike in stipends for post-graduate medical students and interns due from Jan
Telangana Junior Doctors Association has threatened to boycott duties if their demands are not met by May 25. They demanded hike in stipends for post-graduate medical students and interns due from January 2020, payment of 10% incentives as announced by the State government and ex-gratia to healthcare workers who died in line of duty. In a representation addressed to the State’s Director of Medical Education Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy, the TJUDA members said that they have been regularly pursuing officials to approve 15% hike in stipends from the past six months. They have also requested to increased bed capacity at Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) and issue a circular to offer free treatment to the HCWs and their family members.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.