PATNA, Aug. 23 -- Hundreds of PhD holders, research scholars and guest faculty members on Saturday marched towards Lok Bhavan in Patna, demanding a transparent and fair recruitment process and clashed with the police, prompting security personnel to detain several aspirants after using mild force to disperse the crowd that tried to breach barricades, police said. The demonstration, organised under the banner of the All PhD Holders and Research Scholars Association of Bihar, began at Veer Kunwar Singh Azadi Park. The processionists shouted slogans against the state government, expressing frustration over delays in appointments and alleged irregularities in the recruitment process. City SP (Central) Mamta Kalyani, who commanded the security ...