Private nurses’ strike called off in Kozhikode

The indefinite day-and-night onslaught by nurses successful backstage hospitals successful Kozhikode metropolis seeking wage hike and different benefits was called disconnected connected Monday nighttime (April 13).

According to sources, this followed discussions betwixt functionaries of the United Nurses Association (UNA) and representatives of the absorption of Baby Memorial Hospital (BMH) Group connected Monday night. UNA leaders aboriginal told the media that the onslaught astatine the 3 hospitals nether the group, 2 successful Kozhikode city, and 1 successful Vadakara, would beryllium withdrawn. The starting wage of nurses successful BMH volition beryllium ₹36,000, and successful Meitra Hospital, it volition beryllium ₹37,000, they said.