Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Junior doctors at the SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack are wearing black badges while performing their duties on Wednesday in support of the Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA).

The symbolic protest, timed with National Doctors' Day, comes as OMSA spearheads a statewide agitation over a 10-point charter of demands. The asscociation has also warned of intensified stir if the state government fails to take immediate action.

As per reports, the SCB Junior Doctors' Association (JDA) announced the decision over the government's slow response to past agreements. Representatives noted that during previous agitations, the state government had committed to address their grievances, but those comm...