Chennai medicos form human chain demanding pay hike.Byline: ANI Chennai Chennai (chĕn`nī), formerly Madras (mədrăs`, mədräs`), city (1991 pop. 5,421,985), capital of Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on the Bay of Bengal. , July 10 (ANI): Demanding a pay hike, some 100-odd medical practitioners formed a human chain here on Friday. The medicos, who have been on strike for the past nine days, said they had met and asked the Health Minister and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi M. Karunanidhi (Tamil: மு.கருணாநிதி) or Karunanidhi Muthuvel generally referred to as M.K (Tamil: மு.க)and Dr. to intervene intervene v. to obtain the court's permission to enter into a lawsuit which has already started between other parties and to file a complaint stating the basis for a claim in the existing lawsuit. . "For the past eight months, we have not been given a solution yet so we are still protesting. We have been called for talks 2 days ago, but they haven't given any solution. Initially, they asked us to withdraw strike, we will negotiate," Siva Prakasam, a medical student said. Meanwhile, an indefinite INDEFINITE. That which is undefined; uncertain. INDEFINITE, NUMBER. A number which may be increased or diminished at pleasure. 2. When a corporation is composed of an indefinite number of persons, any number of them consisting of a majority of those strike called by resident doctors in western Mumbai over salary hike and an increase in monthly stipend sti·pend n. A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance. [Middle English stipendie, from Old French, from Latin st has severely affected patients. "I got my father here from a private hospital as he was not getting well there. They should take care of us," Radha, a relative of a patient. The authorities, however, said that they have been trying to handle the situation with whatever manpower they have. "Those patients who are slowly recovering, who can be managed at home, who can be given medicines, advice sent home and called back whatever needed, that particular option is taken. Second option taken is that those operations which are planned operations, I am not saying that they do not need, they need those operations but which can be deferred for few days, we will have to send home," Sanjay N Oak, said. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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