Imphal, 10 March 2017 ( Evening News ) : Staffs of one of the biggest hospitals in Manipur ,RIMS have launched cease work strike including OPD and the Emergency Service. The agitation was launched today for not appointing a full-time Director or  a Director in Charge. The staffs including the doctors today staged a sit in protest in front of the OPD as part of the strike. As there was no full time Director, Professor, Dr. Ch. Arunkumar had been holding the post of director in charge which ended last month on Feb 28.It is said although the doctors and the staffs have submitted a memorandum to appoint for the vacant post to the Health Ministry, no response has been received. Patients who had come to OPD went back disappointed.And as  Emergency service was also ceased, the patients are sitting in front of the ward.