In Telangana, patients in various government hospitals are facing severe inconvenience due to 24-hour long shut down of medicals services by doctors from various associations. <br />''<br />''The doctors are on strike today, following a call given by the Indian Medical Association due to recent attack on doctors in Kolkata.<br />''<br />'' State Indian Medical Association, Telangana chapter President Dr B Pratap Reddy informed that over a dozen Doctors' associations are taking part in the 24-hour long strike. However, he said emergency services are available. The medical services at the government hospitals mainly at teaching hospitals were affected.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that the government hospitals, especially the referral hospitals in Hyderabad which used to be busy otherwise with hundreds of out patients wore a deserted look today as the doctors strike their work in solidarity to their Kolkata counterparts. <br />''<br />''Patients have been seen returning back disappointingly after seeing notice boards that are displayed at over ten main Government hospitals in the capital city, Hyderabad.  However, the emergency services remained unaffected.</span>