#Nurses

Nursing trainees at a government hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (representative image)

Opinion: A night release is not a settlement

Releasing nurses at night ends a police day, not a dispute. Until the TVK government answers regularisation and equal pay in writing, every protest it disperses will return larger.

7 October 2026 · 2 min read

Tamil Nadu

Promises on paper, arrests at night: Kanimozhi says TVK has left nurses, farmers and workers waiting

DMK MP Kanimozhi, inspecting flyover work in Thoothukudi on October 6, accused the TVK government of breaking pre-poll promises to nurses, farmers and workers, citing the night release of arrested nurses and unmet demands.

7 October 2026 · 2 min read

Tamil Nadu

TVK backstabbed the nurses, charges Stalin, after Chennai police detain hunger-striking nurses

Nurses on a hunger strike near Chennai's Rajarathinam Stadium for job security, equal pay and permanent employment were arrested overnight on Oct 5 after power was cut at the protest site. Stalin accused the TVK government of backstabbing them; EPS condemned the 'police brutality'.

6 October 2026 · 2 min read

Health

Eleven-month contracts and unsafe wards: Tamil Nadu's government health workers raise the alarm

About 250 nurses fasted in Chennai against temporary appointments, as the Health Department warned applicants about touts. Doctors want hospitals declared high-security zones after a string of violent incidents.

1 October 2026 · 3 min read