MUMBAI: Over 1,000 nurses from the state-run JJ, St George and GT hospitals went on a strike on Thursday, forcing the authorities to put all routine surgeries on hold. All planned surgeries in these hospitals remain postponed till Friday as nurses plan to boycot work to protest the state's plan to outsource nursing services.
Around 763 nurses from JJ Hospital and 140 each from St George and GT Hospitals didn't report to work on Thursday. Across Maharashtra, thousands joined the two-day 'stop work' call. The Maharashtra State Nurses Association has warned that nurses will go on indefinite strike from Saturday if the state doesn't call them for talks.