NEW DELHI: The striking college and university teachers today welcomed the government's offer to pay salary arrears in one installment as ``a big step forward'', but accused it of misleading them on many technical points regarding their demands.

``If the government is serious about giving 100 per cent arrears from January 1, 1996 in one installment, we will think about withdrawing our three-week strike,'' All India Federation of University and College Teachers' Organisations (AIFUCTO) president K K Theckedath told reporters here.

Vittal is new CVC

NEW DELHI: Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board, N Vittal was appointed the Chief Vigilance Commissioner on Tuesday.

Thackeray vs EC

NEW DELHI: Rejecting any moves to disqualify him on a charge of misusing religion in a state Assembly election campaign eleven years ago, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today argued before the Election Commission that there was no justificationfor his disqualification from electoral activities ``at this late stage''.

Gill moves HC

NEW DELHI: Axed CEO Surrindar Singh Gill filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, challenging the Prasar Bharati ordinance issued by the Government on Saturday. He has prayed for the quashing of the ordinance on the grounds that it was unconstitutional.