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September 27, 2023 8:05 AM

J&K: Govt done away with provision of preparing waiting lists for recruitment in Govt services

Jammu and Kashmir Government has done away with the provision of preparing waiting lists for recruitment in Government services. The administration has repealed the rules mandating recruiting agencies to draw a waiting list for filling dropout vacancies for each job test. The General Administration Department (GAD) yesterday issued three separate notifications to repeal the rules mandating recruiting agencies like Public Service Commission, the Services Selection Board to prepare a wait list,...

September 22, 2023 7:47 AM

J&K government gives six-month extension to Justice GD Sharma-led commission to review reservations for different categories

Jammu and Kashmir government has given another six-month extension to Justice GD Sharma-led commission, which was constituted in March 2020 to review reservation for different categories. The government has given extension to the panel after it made a request last month because the tenure of the commission ended on September 18, 2023. The commission is currently examining the issue of Reserved Backward Area (RBA) reservation. As many as 1200 villages each in Kashmir and Jammu are entitled to res...

August 1, 2023 7:40 AM

J&K government asks all its employees to participate in Independence day function

Jammu and Kashmir government has asked all its employees to participate in the forthcoming Independence day function on August 15. All officials in the Union Territory stationed at Jammu and Srinagar have been asked to attend the main function of the Independence Day Celebrations, 2023 at the J&K Cricket Stadium, Sonawar, Srinagar and Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, as part of their official duty. The order reads that any absence shall be only permissible with prior permission of their immediat...