J&K Govt. bars employees from participating in strikes

J&K Govt. bars employees from participating in strikes

J&K Lieutenant Governor’s (L-G) administration on Friday amended service rules and barred all government employees from organising or participating in strikes. The provision (under Rule 20(ii) of the Jammu and Kashmir Government Employees (Conduct) Rules, 1971) is as under: ‘Demonstrations and strikes. No Government employee shall resort to or in any way abet any form of … Read more

NC, CPI(M) flay move to drop title ‘Sher’ from Srinagar convention centre 

NC, CPI(M) flay move to drop title ‘Sher’ from Srinagar convention centre 

The National Conference (NC) and CPI(M) on Monday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to drop the title Sher (lion) from the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), now referred to as KICC, in Srinagar.  Referring to the Lieutenant-Governor’s administration, NC spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said this airdropped government’s unwavering determination to obliterate the history … Read more