Maharashtra: Ashram school teachers hold protest in Palghar, seek jobs

Ashram school teachers in Maharashtras Palghar district on Thursday protested for their demands the PTI reportedThe Ashram school teachers protested at the office of the ITDP project officer cum assistant collector in Jawhar in Palghar on Thursday seeking resolution to various demands according to the PTIThe teachers of classes II to IV shouted slogans leading to PO and Assistant Collector Neha Bhosale assuring them that jobs will be given as per eligibility as per the PTIA large number of police personnel were posted at the site to thwart any untoward incident local official saidA video of protesters and officials having arguments went viral on social mediaMeanwhile an officebearer of the Nashik District Onion Traders Association NDOTA said on Wednesday that they were protesting against the Union governments recent move to increase export duty on onions up to 40 per cent which will remain in force till December 31 the news agency reportedTaking serious cognisance the District Subregistrar Cooperative Societies on Wednesday night issued an order directing all APMCs to suspend or cancel the licences of the striking traders and submit the Action Taken Report on September 21In protest against the export duty hike decision we have decided to shut the auction of onions in all APMCs in the district indefinitely This export duty hike decision of the Centre will not only make export of onions difficult but it will also affect the onions in transit causing huge loss to farmers the officebearer saidMeanwhile in Nagpur a group of persons reportedly entered the premises of a police station in Maharashtras Nagpur with the body of a 27yearold man who they claimed ended his life due to alleged harassment by his inlaws officials said on Thursday reported the PTIShantanu Walde a transporter and son of a former corporator had married two years ago but he and wife were witnessing marital issues for some time now officials said as per the PTIAccording to the news agency as per the protesters Walde had gone to speak to his estranged wife at her place on September 18 but the latters kin filed a police complaint after which he was allegedly tortured in custodyHe ended his life and his kin and friends brought the corpse at Pachpaoli police station on Wednesday afternoon seeking justice since his fatherinlaw is posted here We have submitted a report to Jaripatka police as the incident took place there the official added according to the PTIwith PTI inputs