Jammu, July 15 -- In a significant development regarding the long-pending demand for a stipend hike for MBBS interns in Jammu and Kashmir, the J&K government has shown encouraging support and interest towards the issue, signaling that the much-awaited relief may be near.

On the sidelines of the Annual Day at SKIMS Medical College Srinagar, The Hon'ble Chief Minister of J&K while interacting with the MBBS Interns has conveyed a strong commitment, stating, "Whatever the Hon'ble Health Minister recommends, I will do that." This assurance has added weight to the expectations of over a thousand MBBS interns across the region who have been persistently voicing their concerns for years.

The Health Minister, Sakina Itoo while addressing the med...