Madhya Pradesh professors go on strike this Teachers Day

October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal has agreed to meet a federation of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) teachers, who are protesting the government's rejection of their demand for pay parity with the scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). In reply to the IIT faculty's telegram seeking an appointment with Sibal, the minister had agreed to meet them Friday, a HRD ministry official said.

September 25th, 2009 BHOPAL - Teachers of state-run universities and colleges in Madhya Pradesh returned to work Friday, a day after the high court ordered them to call off their 20-day-old stir for higher pay. The teachers had gone on strike Sep 5 and were joined by the non-teaching employees a day later, declaring that they will not return to work till their demand is fulfilled.

September 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hundreds of teachers of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) went on a hunger strike Thursday after the government rejected their demand for a better pay package. M. Thenmozi, head of the IIT faculty federation, said they were on hunger strike as announced on Monday.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Almost all teachers of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will attend office and take classes Thursday while they hold a hunger strike, after the government rejected their demand for a better pay packet. We submitted a fresh memorandum Tuesday to the human resource development (HRD) ministry but have not received any reply.

September 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after 1,300 teachers of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) decided to go on hunger strike, two IIT directors Tuesday said the faculty had apparently misunderstood the government proposal on pay and autonomy and that the matter would be sorted out soon. IITs are not unhappy with the HRD (Human Resource Development) ministry over the payment issue, IIT Guwahati director Gautam Baruah told IANS over telephone.

September 21st, 2009 KHARAGPUR/NEW DELHI - Over 1,300 teachers of the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) Monday decided to go on a hunger strike Thursday to protest the government's apathy towards their demand for a better pay package. "We will go on a hunger strike and stay hungry on Thursday to protest," M.

September 8th, 2009 BHOPAL - Normal functioning in most colleges and universities in Madhya Pradesh came to a standstill Tuesday as more teachers' bodies joined an ongoing strike by professors demanding a revised pay package. Professors in Madhya Pradesh had started an indefinite strike from Sep 5 on Teachers Day demanding a revised University Grants Commission (UGC) pay package.

June 30th, 2009 BHOPAL - Senior Congress leader Rameshwar Thakur took oath as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan today. Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice A K Pattnaik administered the oath of office to the Thakur.

June 30th, 2009 BHOPAL - Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka governor Rameshwar Thakur was sworn in here Tuesday as the 18th governor of Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Leader of Opposition in assembly Jamuna Devi, state Congress Committee president Suresh Pachouri, Madhya Pradesh cabinet ministers and other dignitaries were present on the occasion at Raj Bhavan.

March 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - University and college teachers in Punjab have come out in support of three professors who were suspended from a leading college here for allegedly misbehaving with the principal. 'The suspension of these professors is unlawful.

March 4th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Teachers of government and non-government colleges in Punjab and the union territory of Chandigarh went on a 72-hour strike Tuesday demanding higher pay. The 72-hour 'Education Bandh' was called by the Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers' Organisation (PFUCTO) in support of their demand for implementation of the new notifications of the University Grants Commission (UGC) on pay scales for faculty.

February 10th, 2009 BHOPAL - Candidates from the entire country would now be eligible to appear for examinations conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Public service Commission (MPPSC) or other bodies for state government jobs, an official source said Wednesday. The state cabinet Tuesday decided that passing higher secondary or graduation from Madhya Pradesh would not be a criteria for recruitment through the MPPSC.

January 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Over 10,000 teachers of various government and private colleges in Punjab and Chandigarh observed a strike for two hours Thursday to press for their pay hike demand. The teachers are demanding the Punjab government to implement the new by the University Grants Commission (UGC) pay scale approved by the government Dec 31 last year.

January 10th, 2009 BHOPAL - With the truckers strike entering the seventh day Sunday, Madhya Pradesh transporters said they will continue with their agitation until their demands are fulfilled by the government. The state government had Saturday threatened over 32,000 truckers of Madhya Pradesh to return to work immediately else the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) will be invoked.

January 9th, 2009 BHOPAL - The nationwide truckers' strike which entered the sixth day Saturday has started having an impact on vegetable supplies and prices in Madhya Pradesh, though grocery supplies have not been affected yet. Vegetable prices have started rising though truckers associations have listed the commodity as as essential, along with milk, fruits, medicines, petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas, which are to be transported despite the strike.