Resident doctors of state-run J J Hospital stage a protest during a strike, over the alleged assault of two of their colleagues following the death of a patient at the hospital, in Mumbai, on Monday. Pic/PTI

In a huge relief for the patients at state-run JJ Hospital, the resident doctors finally called off their strike on Tuesday evening after a successful meeting with Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan and the hospital authorities, in which they were promised that their demands would be met soon.