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All is not well at Delhi Zoo

NEW DELHI: Following threats by the Delhi Zoo staff to go on an indefinite hunger strike, it's Director D. N. Singh has asked them for time to discuss the controversial proposal of the Union Environment and Forest Ministry to convert the zoo into an autonomous organisation or registered society on the recommendation of the Central Zoo Authority. Last week Mr. Singh had said he was yet to receive any official intimation about the move by the Ministry. For their part, the employees have written to the Ministry seeking a clarification on the matter. The zoo staff maintain that they will

Docs in 14 Delhi hospitals withdraw strike

New Delhi : With the Delhi government terming the strike by medicos as totally illegal and threatening action against them, doctors of 14 hospitals here today withdrew their strike even as services continued to be affected in other hospitals. Resident doctors of 14 of the 45 hospitals that are under the directorate of health services of the Delhi government have withdrawn their strike called as part of the anti-reservation stir, an official spokesman said. However, doctors of other hospitals, including the three major ones under the Delhi government Lok Nayak, Guru Tegh Bahadur and Deendayal Upadhyaya are still on

Doctors strike in New Delhi

Some 5,000 doctors and hospital staff have gone on strike in New Delhi to protest against the governments planned sacking of the head of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Correspondents report the sacking is thought to be in retaliation for the directors support of medical student protests last month. The demonstrations by medical students and resident doctors were against government plans to reserve more seats in Indias top universities for disadvantaged students.

Delhi govt cancels doctors leave

New Delhi : With medicos in the capital going on strike as part of their anti-quota agitation, Delhi government has cancelled the leave of doctors in its hospitals and drawn up an action plan to ensure that the intensive care, emergency, casualty and trauma services remain unaffected. In view of the strike, we have decided to cancel the leave of doctors and it has also been decided that no leave will be granted to doctors in hospitals under Delhi government for the time being, said Health Secretary D S Negi on Monday.

Delhi med students on indefinite strike

New Delhi: Students and interns of five medical colleges here went on an indefinite strike today protesting against the proposed move to increase OBC quotas in educational institutions. Students of Maulana Azad Medical College, Lady Hardinge Medical College, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, University College of Medical Sciences and Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College were boycotting lectures and staying away from OPD services, leader of the group Anirudh Lochan told PTI. The resident doctors have also extended their support to the agitation and would be joining the students during the demonstrations, he claimed.