Dimapur, Oct. 20 -- The joint coordination committee (JCC) of the Nagaland state service associations said the ongoing pen-down strike on the issue of selection of non-State Cadre Service officers into the IAS will continue since its meeting with the cabinet sub-committee today found no logical solution.

The committee informed all departments/service associations that the ongoing strike will continue till further instructions or till its demands are met by the government. It added that all other modalities for the a pen-down strike issued earlier will remain enforced.

The committee has been demanding transparency, meritocracy, and adherence to due process in the induction of officers into the IAS.

The media cell of the JCC, in a release,...