Hyderabad, March 11 -- The health, medical and family welfare department issued orders cancelling the license of Nightingale Nursing School at Masab Tank after conducting an inquiry, on March 7.

The directorate of medical education (DME) has been directed to submit an alternate plan to accommodate the students to continue their education for the present academic year in other nursing schools within 15 days.

This comes following persistent representation from social activist Dr Lubna Sarwath against fraudulent operations of the institute.

Lubna had alleged that the "unregistered, fraudulent" Nightingale School of Nursing had been humiliating 69 girl students belonging to SC/ST/BC communities, leaving their career in doldrums, even as th...