Teachers Protest News - Latest Updates & Headlines
WBSSC job scam: Protesting teachers give deadline to Education Minister, threaten to escalate stir
Kolkata, May 24: Teachers who lost their jobs following a recent Supreme Court order in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment case have given a deadline to state Education Minister Bratya Basu to meet them and address their concerns.
Cash-for-job case: Intervention of Calcutta HC sought on use of force against teachers; police file counter case
Kolkata, May 16: An advocate of Calcutta High Court on Friday sought suo motu intervention of the same court in the matter of “unprovoked” and “ruthless” cane-charge by police on protesting teachers at the West Bengal education department headquarters.
Nepal: Teachers protesting for education reforms clash with police
Kathmandu, April 27: Police and protesting teachers clashed at New Baneshwar in Nepal on Sunday during a demonstration, according to local media reports.
Nepal Supreme Court directs govt to address legitimate demands of protesting teachers
Kathmandu, April 25: The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued an interim order asking the government to address the legitimate demands of the protesting teachers and ensure that the teachers return to classrooms within three days.
Nepal postpones Class 12 examination amid ongoing teachers' protest
Kathmandu, April 23: Nepal's class 12 national exams, scheduled to commence on Thursday, have been postponed until May 4 as government school teachers continued with their protest and boycotted the examination process until the passage of the School Education Bill.
Nepal's education minister resigns amid growing rift with PM Oli, pending teachers' demand
Kathmandu, April 22: Nepal's Education Minister Bidya Bhattarai resigned following the differences she has with Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel over protesting teachers' demands on perks and benefits.
Teachers protest outside the SSC office in Kolkata against Mamata Banerjee government
Kolkata, April 21: Teachers recruited through the School Service Commission (SSC) staged a 'dharna' outside the SSC office in Kolkata on Monday.
Nepal to convene Parliamentary session to address demands of protesting teachers
Kathmandu, April 16: The Nepal government has convened a parliamentary session on April 25 to address the demand of protesting teachers in the country and pass the School Education Bill.
Outsiders joining teachers' protests led to ruckus on April 9: Kolkata CP
Kolkata, April 11: Some outsiders joined the protests by the teaching and non-teaching staff -- who lost their jobs -- in front of the office of the district inspector of schools at Kasba in South Kolkata on Wednesday (April 9) following which the protests turned violent, claimed Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma while speaking to the media on Friday.
Himachal: Vocational teachers resume protest, demand direct government recruitment
Shimla, March 31: Vocational teachers in Himachal Pradesh have once again taken to the streets, this time joined by their families, demanding direct government recruitment instead of employment through private outsourcing companies.