Police even resorted to baton charge and fired four rounds of tear gas to contain the situation. [break]
Police said that they resorted to baton charge after some of teachers pelted stones at them.
Five agitating teachers and five police personnel including a female head constable were injured in the clash. All the injured are receiving treatment at Udayapur Hospital, Gaighat.
Relief quota teachers had staged a protest program at District Education Office demanding implementing a six-point demand which includes equivalent facilities--salary and allowances--as the permanent teachers.
Meanwhile, our correspondent Krishna Neupane said police detained around 26 agitating relief quota teachers from Tanahun Education Office. Teachers were staging protest there.
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