KATHMANDU, MAR 31 -
The agitating medical professionals and students have agreed to resume all the services at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) from Thursday following the government’s decision to form a panel to probe the alleged irregularities in the entrance examinations for postgraduate degrees in medicine—MS and MD.

TUTH doctors had resorted to indefinite closure of the hospital since March 15, alleging that the Dean’s Office bearers of Institute of Medicine (IoM) leaked entrance questions taking bribe.

A meeting between the agitating group and ministers— Education Minister Surbendra Nath Shukla, Information Minister Shankar Pokhrel and Culture Minister Minendra Rijal— on Wednesday decided to form a five-member committee led by former Education Secretary Jaya Ram Giri to probe the alleged irregularities and submit a report within 15 days, said Janardan Nepal, joint secretary at MoE.

The medical practitioners and students at TUTH had been agitating since March 14 demanding resignation of office bearers at Dean’s Office, including of Dean Dr. Arun Sayami and investigation into the financial irregularities.

Demanding cancellation of entrance tests conducted by IoM on March 13 and 14, they had earlier closed all the services, including emergency ones at the country’s largest teaching hospital.

Although the agitating group has agreed to join duty, they have warned to hit the streets again if irregularities were not fairly probed and actions were not taken against the guilty.

“We have returned to work but will continue with our protests if the committee fails to produce fair results of probe,” said Dr. Karbir Nath Yogi, President of Professors’ Association at TUTH, after the meeting.

Posted on: 2010-04-01 07:32

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