Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): A recent study by National Institutes of Health researchers and their associates suggests that a drug used to treat heart issues and high blood pressure may also be useful in treating alcohol use disorder.

Dubai [UAE], May 31 (ANI): Pakistan spinners Anam Amin and Nida Dar have made notable gains in the latest weekly update to the ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings after some fine performances in their three-match home series against Sri Lanka.

Kohima Apr 21 PTI The Nagaland Cabinet on Thursday decided to increase the superannuation age of its in-service doctors but with riders a government spokesperson saidMembers of the Nagaland In-Service Doctors Association NIDA had gone on mass casual leave from April 18 to 19 to press for their demand for an increase in the retirement age of government medical practitioners from 60 to 62 yearsThe state Cabinet has carefully studied the demand of NIDA and decided that extension of their services will be granted under the condition that they will be re-employed only in the clinical sector till 62 years Mmhonlumo Kikon co-spokesperson of the state government saidAlso those interested will be allowed to work in hospitals but without any administrative position he saidThe Cabinet also decided that for those who want to be re-employed in the medical colleges within the state the age limit would be increased to 65 years but they would not get a pension he saidNIDA president Dr E Pyantsuthung told PTI that the association is yet to receive any official communication from the government on their demand and therefore they would wait till Friday and then arrive at a decision PTI NBS MM MM

Kohima Apr 20 PTI The Nagaland In-service Doctors Association NIDA today completed its three-day Mass Casual Leave demanding increase in their superannuation age which disrupted health care services in government hospitals throughout the State Members of the Nagaland in-Service Doctors Association NIDA had taken mass casual leave to press their demand for an increase in the superannuation age of government medical practitioners from 60 to 62 years NIDA president Dr E Phyantsuthung and general secretary Dr Mereninla Senlem said that they have been informed by the government that the state cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday will decide on the superannuation age of government doctors With due regard to the highest decision-making body of the government and to create a conducive atmosphere for the said meeting NIDA has decided to withhold the ongoing agitation for the day they said NIDA president Dr Phyantsuthung on Wednesday told PTI that if the State cabinet meeting on Thursday is not favourable to the doctors demand the association would resort to a severe course of agitation PTI NBS JRC JRC

Kohima Apr 19 PTI Health services in government hospitals of Nagaland were affected for the second consecutive day on Tuesday in the three-day agitation by government doctors Members of the Nagaland in-Service Doctors Association NIDA have taken mass casual leave to press their demand for increase in the superannuation age of government medical practitioners from 60 to 62 years The demand is in line with the promise Prime Minister Narendra Modi made in 2016 NIDA claimed The agitation has mainly affected services in the out patients department OPD in government hospitals and health centres across the state but the emergency department and ICUs were open Meanwhile Nagaland chief secretary J Alam held a closed door meeting with NIDA officials here in the presence of administrative officers of the directorate of health and family welfare PTI NBS KK KK KK

Kohima Apr 18 PTI Health services in government hospitals of Nagaland were affected on Monday as doctors started a three-day agitation demanding that their retirement age be increased by two yearsMembers of the Nagaland in-Service Doctors Association NIDA have taken mass casual leaves to press their demand for increase in the superannuation age of government medical practitioners from 60 to 62 years The agitation has affected services in the Out Patients Department OPD in government hospitals and health centres across the state but the emergency department and ICUs were open NIDA said in a statementSenior doctors will be available round the clock to attend to any emergency during the period of agitation it said adding that Covid-19 vaccination and tests were not affectedThe demand is in line with the promise Prime Minister Narendra Modi made in 2016 the NIDA said The organisation said it is forced to take this step as the state government has failed to solve the issue in a yearDoctors in Dimapur district hospital said they attended to emergency cases but not OPD patients The state government had earlier cautioned the agitating doctors that action would be taken against them On the first day of the agitation administrations of Kohima and Dimapur districts sought help of private practitioners for the treatment of patients official sources saidThe Nagaland government has said the PMs statement was made in a political rally and no directive has been given to statesSeveral organisations are opposed to the demand of NIDA saying increasing the retirement age of doctors would create stagnancy in employment opportunities PTI CORR NBS NN NN

Kohima (Nagaland) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Nagaland government has refused to grant casual leave to protesting doctors in the state who are demanding an increase in the retirement age from 60 to 62 years.

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