Kohima, Oct 14 (PTI) The Joint Coordination Committee (JCC), comprising five major employees' associations, on Tuesday started their three-day pen-down strike, paralysing the functioning of the Nagaland government offices across the state.

The JCC, comprising five major associations of Nagaland government employees, launched the strike to demand the withdrawal of a move to include a non-NCS officer for induction into the IAS cadre.

The controversy began after the state government recalled its March 10 vacancy circular, allegedly to accommodate a non-state cadre officer for IAS induction. Employee associations have urged the government to adhere to its Office Memorandums of 2001 and 2016, which mandate that such recruitment be conducted through open advertisement by the Nagaland Public Se

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