Bihar Teachers Protest

The Bihar government has warned of strict disciplinary action, including cancellation of appointment of newly recruited teachers if they form any 'association', or become part of it, and indulge in any form of protest.

The Bihar capital was on Saturday rocked by protests against the state government's controversial decision to allow those from other provinces to compete for teachers' jobs.

Hundreds of aspiring teachers were lathicharged in Patna today as they protested against the delay in their appointment.

Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav failed to oust Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the November state election but his clout is intact, or so it appeared from his phone chat with a top official, widely shared on social media.

Around 4.5 lakh contractual teachers of the government schools are on indefinite strike since February 17 in support of their eight-point demands that included the one seeking "equal pay for equal work".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar issued a subtle warning to contractual teachers who were agitating on Thursday demanding regularisation of their jobs and other benefits, asking them to attend the Teachers' Day celebrations at their schools.

A scuffle broke out between a teacher, who identified himself as Afzal Hussain, and locals at a primary school at Katihar in Bihar on Wednesday, after the former allegedly refused to say ''Vande Mataram'' following flag-hoisting ceremony on the Republic Day.

The cook of the government school in Bihar said that while some students have refused to eat, some have also fainted due to hunger and crying.

A six-year-old student died under mysterious circumstances in a private residential school in Patna today, triggering violent protests against the management, police said.

Violent scenes broke out in Patna today as a group of contractual government teachers clashed with the police at the Dak Bangla Chowk.

Anger is building up in the area around the village in Bihar which has buried 23 children this week after they were poisoned by a free lunch at school.

Taking strong exception to recent incidents of police beating protesting contractual teachers in Bihar and a girl in Tarn Taran in Punjab, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought explanation from the two states on the conduct of police personnel.

Police in Patna resorted to lathicharge, used water cannons and fired teargas shells to disperse around 5000 protesting teachers who attempted to enter the Bihar Assembly today.

Thousands of teachers on contract with the Bihar government took to Patna streets on Friday, demanding the "right to equal pay for equal work", just two days ahead of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's "Adhikar Yatra", police said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has condemned the wave of violence by protesters during his ongoing 'Adhikar Yatra' and slammed their conduct as unbecoming of democratic and political culture of Bihar.

The Bihar government has warned of strict disciplinary action, including cancellation of appointment of newly recruited teachers if they form any 'association', or become part of it, and indulge in any form of protest.

The Bihar capital was on Saturday rocked by protests against the state government's controversial decision to allow those from other provinces to compete for teachers' jobs.

Hundreds of aspiring teachers were lathicharged in Patna today as they protested against the delay in their appointment.

Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav failed to oust Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the November state election but his clout is intact, or so it appeared from his phone chat with a top official, widely shared on social media.

Around 4.5 lakh contractual teachers of the government schools are on indefinite strike since February 17 in support of their eight-point demands that included the one seeking "equal pay for equal work".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar issued a subtle warning to contractual teachers who were agitating on Thursday demanding regularisation of their jobs and other benefits, asking them to attend the Teachers' Day celebrations at their schools.

A scuffle broke out between a teacher, who identified himself as Afzal Hussain, and locals at a primary school at Katihar in Bihar on Wednesday, after the former allegedly refused to say ''Vande Mataram'' following flag-hoisting ceremony on the Republic Day.

The cook of the government school in Bihar said that while some students have refused to eat, some have also fainted due to hunger and crying.

A six-year-old student died under mysterious circumstances in a private residential school in Patna today, triggering violent protests against the management, police said.

Violent scenes broke out in Patna today as a group of contractual government teachers clashed with the police at the Dak Bangla Chowk.

Anger is building up in the area around the village in Bihar which has buried 23 children this week after they were poisoned by a free lunch at school.

Taking strong exception to recent incidents of police beating protesting contractual teachers in Bihar and a girl in Tarn Taran in Punjab, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought explanation from the two states on the conduct of police personnel.

Police in Patna resorted to lathicharge, used water cannons and fired teargas shells to disperse around 5000 protesting teachers who attempted to enter the Bihar Assembly today.

Thousands of teachers on contract with the Bihar government took to Patna streets on Friday, demanding the "right to equal pay for equal work", just two days ahead of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's "Adhikar Yatra", police said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has condemned the wave of violence by protesters during his ongoing 'Adhikar Yatra' and slammed their conduct as unbecoming of democratic and political culture of Bihar.