The United States carried out an additional strike against Yemen’s Houthi forces on Friday, two officials told Reuters, after President Joe Biden’s administration vowed to protect shipping in the Red Sea. The latest strike, which one of the US officials said targeted a radar site, came a day after dozens of US and British strikes … Read more
Israeli tanks advanced deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens of thousands of already displaced Palestinian families to flee in a new exodus. A Palestinian journalist posted pictures of Israeli tanks near a mosque in a built-up area of Bureij, the armoured contingent … Read more
The BMA rejected a last-minute plea by five national organisations, including Age UK and the Patients Association, for the strike action to be downgraded to a partial walkout, with some emergency cover provided by junior doctors. Consultants and specialist doctors would provide life-and-limb cover, the union said. Source link
In a statement, BMA junior doctors committee co-chairs Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, said: “We have been clear from the outset of these talks that we needed to move at pace and if we did not have a credible offer, we would be forced to call strikes. Source link
The epicentre was located at a latitude of 35.44 and a longitude of 77.36, with a depth of 10 km. | Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy: https://riseq.seismo.gov.in An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale struck Ladakh on December 2. The tremors were felt in the region at 8.25 a.m., according to the National Center … Read more
Extra increase on top of 6% rise given this year will now be put to union members in England. Source link
J&K Lieutenant Governor’s (L-G) administration on Friday amended service rules and barred all government employees from organising or participating in strikes. The provision (under Rule 20(ii) of the Jammu and Kashmir Government Employees (Conduct) Rules, 1971) is as under: ‘Demonstrations and strikes. No Government employee shall resort to or in any way abet any form of … Read more
A formation Chetak, Cheetah and LCH helicopters at the ‘Ex Iron Fist 2013’ by the Indian Air Force at Pokran rang | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza, two airports in Syria and a mosque … Read more
“This means doctors who started their hospital training this year have received a 10.3% pay increase, with the average junior doctor getting 9.8% and consultants 6%, alongside generous reforms to their pensions – the BMA’s number one ask,” the spokesperson added. Source link
There are calls for both sides to end the doctors’ pay row, ahead of joint strike action next week. Source link