IOC strike

Haldia, Feb. 16: The Citu union at the Indian Oil (IOC) refinery here today called a day’s strike on March 5 to press for equal pay for cont- ract workers and per-manent staff for the same kind of jobs. The company said production wouldn’t be affected.

VC ‘boycott’

Santiniketan: Visva-Bharati teachers have decided to “socially boycott” the VC for allegedly cold-shouldering them at a meeting. The VC said he had asked them to give their demand — to implement a proposed pay hike — in writing.