Police use water canons to disperse agitating teachers

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:11 AM IST

A police official said 75 teachers have been detained.

The protesting teachers, who were shouting slogans and carrying banners and placards, were stopped by a posse of policemen near Jehangir Chowk in the centre of the city here.

Coloured water cannons were also sprayed to foil the protest. Police also had to resort to cane-charge to disperse the agitating teachers.

The teachers were protesting to press for several of their demands, including regularisation of contractual staff and hike in salaries.

  

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