Kolkata: The protesting junior doctors on Saturday had resumed emergency services at various government hospitals and also at flood affected areas. A team of 30 junior doctors from two different medical colleges visited the flooded areas and not just treatment they were also seen distributing dry foods to the affected people of the area.

The junior doctors in West Bengal protesting against the rape and murder of their colleague in Kolkata partially withdrew their strike on Saturday to resume duties in essential and emergency services at government-run hospitals,

Striking junior doctors in India's West Bengal state agreed to resume essential services, in a partial resumption of medical facilities, but they will continue their strike over the rape and murder of a colleague over a month ago.

Junior Doctors front have announced to call off their strike regarding the RG Kar College rape and murder incident on September 19. The doctors will return to their work from September 21. Emergency services will resume but OPD services will remain suspended.