Indian doctors strike over caste-based quotas
Medical services across India were hit yesterday as doctors at state-run hospitals staged a strike against plans to set higher quotas for disadvantaged students at leading universities.
In the capital New Delhi, the strike at five top government hospitals entered its third day Sunday as protests spread across the country, sometimes leading to violent clashes with police.
At many hospitals appointments were cancelled, but officials said emergencies were being attended.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "Consultants and senior doctors are manning the emergency services," student leader Anirudh Lochan of the University College Medical Sciences said.
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