Jammu/ Srinagar, Sept. 9 -- Following an assurance by the health and medical education minister Sakina Itoo to revise their stipend within a month, the protesting MBBS interns on Tuesday suspended their strike.

In a letter addressed to the principal of Government Medical College, Jammu, the agitating MBBS interns stated that following their meeting with the health and medical education minister, they were assured that their stipend will be revised and enhanced within one month.

"In view of this assurance and in the interest of maintaining uninterrupted patient care and academic activities, we have decided to temporarily call off our ongoing strike for a period of one month, with effect from today," further stated the interns in their le...