LUCKNOW, Jan. 13 -- The joint committee of King George's Medical University (KGMU) comprising teachers, resident doctors, nursing staff and employees has postponed its threat to shutdown the OPD services by a day to January 14 instead of January 13.

The decision was taken after KGMU VC Prof Soniya Nityanand met chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday evening and apprised him of the current situation at the university. Later, she called a meeting with stakeholders of the joint committee at the university, and requested them to defer the OPD shutdown plan by 24 hours during which the FIR will be registered, stated a press release on Monday.

The joint committee was unhappy with the police failure to register an FIR even 72 hours after a c...