Karnal, July 24 -- Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) on Thursday announced it will take over the management of Shahabad-based Miri Piri Institute of Medical Science and Research from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).

The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive body of the HSGMC in Kurukshetra. The committee has also sent a letter to SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, asking it to hand over possession of the institute within three days.

An 11-member HSGMC panel had been holding consultations with stakeholders, including the SGPC, to resolve the issue. The deadlock has affected health services at the institute, where doctors and staffers have been on indefinite strike over pending salaries. ...