Recruitment in district Sainik board deferred

MALDA, Jan 13: As controversy rages in the district over the allegation of an unfair deal, the district administration has postponed the recruitment of lower division clerks, typists, and group D staff for the district Sainik board. The examination for recruitment was scheduled to be held at Dhiren Saha Vidyamandir on 18 January. But suddenly, the district administration postponed the examination after receiving serious complaints of malpractice. However, the senior district officials, are reluctant to admit that the step was taken in response to a raging controversy over the unfair means being adopted in the on-going process of recruitment. sns