Hindi teachers to meet Education Director

Our Correspondent KOHIMA, NOVEMBER 12 In the backdrop of the launch of agitation by aggrieved Hindi teachers across the State demanding their six months pending salaries, Director of School Education is learnt to have convened a meeting with the aggrieved teachers on Thursday morning at the Directorate office premises in the state capital. In Kohima, the second day of picketing of the District Education Officer (DEO)’s office reportedly commenced peacefully. The aggrieved Hindi teachers (2012-13 batch) continued to block the entry to the DEO’s office, preventing anybody from entering. Keneikhrielie Soukhrie, a representative of the aggrieved Hindi teachers of Konia, told this correspondent that there was no positive response from the government so far. They are hopeful for a positive outcome with the call for a meeting by the Director of School Education, he stated. He also said around 20-30 representatives of the all Nagaland aggrieved Hindi teachers will be attending the meeting. ANCSU appeals The All Nagaland College Students Union (ANCSU) has appealed to the State government and the department concerned to immediately release six months pending salaries of Hindi teachers. In a release today , the ANCSU said the students will be the victims and their career will be at stake if the government and department concerned fail to address the grievances of the Hindi teachers at the earliest.