Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to change the dress code of both female and male employees of the nursing service cadre in the state, a health department official said on Monday.

“It is a major change compared to the 1980s when nurses used to wear skirts, but the dress code was changed to pants to be more sharia-compliant,” she explained. While debating the White Paper ...

She pointed out that back in the 1980s, nurses used to wear skirts but the dress code changed to pants to be more shariah compliant. “I am not sure what the MP was thinking to make such a statement.

"It is a major change compared to the 1980s when nurses used to wear skirts, but the dress code was changed to pants to be more shariah compliant," she explained. While debating the White Paper of ...