Date:09/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/09/stories/2009010954640300.htm

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Ministerial staff observe fast

PUDUCHERRY: The Pondicherry Ministerial Staff Federation staged a hunger strike here on Thursday demanding filling of vacancies and proper implementation of salary scales.

The federation said that nearly 119 posts of supervisors were vacant .