Imphal, 15 October 2016 ( Evening News ) : Nurses working at RIMS will cease work from October 18 protesting the deputation of a nursing counsellor to Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Members of RIMS Nurses Association Lamphelpat today held at sit-in at RIMS OPD gate protesting deputation of L. Kullabati Devi to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as Nursing Counsellor. The nurses threatened to intensify their protest if the  deputation order of L. Kullabati Devi is not cancelled by the 18th of this month. They began their protest at 10am demanding cancellation of the order and clarification from the RIMS  authority on the absence of qualified candidates in RIMS. It may be recalled that L. Kullabati who is working as Deputy Nursing Superintendant at Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital New Delhi has been appointed as RIMS Nursing Counsellor of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation on the 13th of this month.