**Bhubaneswar:** Even though the block grant teachers of schools and colleges were on their marathon strike since February 7 for an indefinite period at lower PMG here, on Sunday they announced suspending it till March 9.
Such a development took place following a discussion with the state government and its assurance to fulfill six out of their seven charter of demands.
Earlier in the day, Higher Education Minister Ananta Das had appealed the agitating block grant teachers to withdraw their stir for the sake the students and the ensuing HSC and CHSE annual exams round the corner.
Convener of the protesting forum, Prakash Chandra Mohanty said, “We have placed all our demands before the Government and hopeful about a positive outcome. However, at his stage it would be premature to predict the fate of the strike.”