KATHMANDU: Agitating resident doctors at the Bir Hospital who halted emergency services, continued to boycott all the services in the hospital on Saturday. Though they have been violating the Essential Services Act, Dr Arbin Joshi, spokesperson for the Residents Association of National Academy of Medical Sciences, said they halted the services as per the protest programme announced earlier in case the government failed to address their demands. He said the doctors would continue the protest until all their demands were met.

Some 200 resident doctors of the hospital have been seeking reduction in the fee that has been increased from Rs 1,100 to Rs 4,000 for the students joining NAMS through the government scholarship programme. They are also demanding a roll back of the dual agreement by NAMS for providing new cabins. However, NAMS vice chancellor Dr Chandra Prakash Maske said that the hospital continues its emergency service despites some inconveniencies.