50 ReTs hurt as police foil march
ABHINAV VERMA
Jammu, Dec 26: At least 50 teachers were injured, four of them seriously after police resorted to cane charge to foil the march of protesting Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers towards Civil Secretariat here today.
About one thousand ReTs from various districts of the region assembled at Press Club and staged a noisy protest in support of their demands, including regularization of Education Volunteers (EVs), seniority of five year service as ReTs and pension benefits.
As ReTs attempted to march towards Civil Secretariat, police resorted to cane charge to stop them leading to clash, eyewitnesses said.
They said that about 50 teachers sustained injuries in the clash, with four of them left with fractures.
As the clash was on, some of the protesting ReTs reassembled and blocked the movement of the traffic by staging a sit-in at Jewel Chowk which continued for about 30 minutes.
Those who sustained grievous injuries, including Shabir Ahmed, Kulzubir, Rajiv and Sabar Banday were admitted in the hospital.
Lastupdate on : Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 IST
- MORE FROM JAMMU
- Kashmir
SHRC to investigate 1990 Gaw Kadal massacre
‘Report To Be Completed In 2-Months’
MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, Dec 26: In a significant development, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Wednesday ordered an inquiry by its investigation wing into the 1990 Gaw Kadal massacre here in which 51 people More
- Srinagar City
VANDALISATION OF JHELUM IN FULL SWING
UNDER-CONSTRUCTION SKEWED BRIDGE TAKES SHEEN OFF JHELUM, THE BUND
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, Dec 26: In blatant violation of environmental norms and public outcry, construction of Skewed bridge across river Jhelum here is going on at a full swing. The under-construction bridge More
- Jammu
‘Night soil of 60000 latrines goes into open drains’
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, Dec 26: Night soil of over 60 thousand latrines is disposed into open drains without any sewage treatment in Jammu and Kashmir, according to figures released by state's Directorate of Census Operation More
- South Asia
Osama paid Rs 50, 000 bribe to Patwari
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Islamabad, Dec 26: Even the world's most wanted man could not escape the bribery dragnet. Osama bin Laden's safe-house in Pakistan's garrison city Abbottabad was built after paying a bribe of Rs 50,000 More
- World
Egypt gets first people-approved constitution
Cairo, Dec 26: Over a year after overthrowing an entrenched dictator, Egypt today adopted a new constitution after a two-thirds 'yes' vote in a polarising referendum, triggering fresh protests from the More
- Kupwara
Shahabad residents demand bridge
5 drown in 3-yrs in Warnow Nallah
Shahabad (Kupwara) Dec 26: Residents of Shahabad in this frontier district are up in arms against the government for failing to construct a bridge over Warnow Nallah as five persons have drowned in the More


