Kupwara: Seventy employees on Monday were suspended from the services over unauthorised absence from services in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
“On the instructions of District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kupwara Khalid Jahangir, Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Kupwara, Bashir Ahmad conducted a surprise visit of various offices in the District and found 70 employees were absent from their duties without any authorization,” officials said.
According to officials during the inspections, 20 officials at PHE Division Kupwara, 17 at Irrigation and Flood Control, 12 at Geology and Mining, and 21 at REW, BDO office kupwara, Handicrafts and Fisheries Department were found unauthorisedly absent and were placed under immediate suspension.
“Besides Five officials which include Exen REW, BDO Kupwara, AD Handicrafts, District Minerals officer and AD Fisheries have been put under notice, which shall follow the charge sheet for initiating disciplinary action against them,” officials said.
Meanwhile, DC directed all the officials and employees working in the district to ensure punctuality in the offices.
