Srinagar, Aug 31, Aug. 31 -- Protesting MBBS interns on Monday rejected Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo's assurance that their demand for a stipend hike was under consideration, alleging that similar assurances had been given to them earlier without any concrete decision. The interns said the minister's latest statement was similar to responses they had received during previous meetings and accused the government of attempting to delay the matter. "The minister is trying to mislead us. When we met her several times, she came up with the same statement," the protesting interns said. They claimed that assurances regarding the revision of their stipend had also been given after the present government assumed office, but all...