HSC students across Maharashtra can now heave a sigh of relief after around 60,000 teachers from all over the state withdrew their strike for non-fulfilment of their demands on Wednesday evening after being given a written assurance from the state government that their demands would be settled soon.u00a0

The teachers, who had been boycotting paper assessment till now, in turn, have promised to begin paper evaluation from March 14. They have also said that they would make extra effort in completing the assessment soon so that the results can be displayed on time.