Kohima, May 1 -- The Nagaland government has revoked its prior directive regularising the services of 147 contractual assistant professors and librarians.

This reversal followed persistent public demonstrations and the submission of an interim report by a High Powered Committee (HPC) established to examine the matter.

The decision emerged from a Cabinet meeting held in Kohima on Tuesday, occurring against a backdrop of mounting pressure from the Combined Technical Association of Nagaland (CTAN), the Nagaland NET Qualified Forum (NNQF), and the Naga Students' Federation (NSF).

CTAN and NNQF had maintained six consecutive days of peaceful protests, while the NSF joined the agitation for two days, culminating in the lockdown of the Direct...