Kohima, Oct 30 (PTI) The standoff between the Nagaland government and the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) over the induction of state government officials to the IAS cadre deepened on Thursday, with both sides holding firm to their positions.

While the state government defended its stand as being in line with long-standing convention, the JCC announced that its ‘pen down strike’ will continue even as it offered a three-day window, till November 3, for any meaningful dialogue that directly facilitates its core demands.

In a circular issued this evening, the JCC on IAS Induction, comprising five bodies of government employees in the state, said a meeting was held earlier in the day with Chief Secretary, Administrative Heads of Departments, and representatives of the Service Associations

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