Doctors withdraw strike

Apologizing for utterly disregarding their professional norms by depriving patients of treatment, doctors at Koshi Zonal Hospital in Biratnagar on Tuesday resumed work after announcing that they are withdrawing their month-long agitation.

At an all-party meeting organised in the district, the doctors also said they would abide by the rules of the health ministry from now on.

The doctors had forcibly discharged the patients from the emergency ward on Monday to strengthen the agitation they were waging to pressure the government to fulfill their demands, a move which got them widespread criticism and condemnation from all sectors. nepalnews.com ag Oct 10 07