Jammu and Kashmir gets tough with striking employees

The Jammu and Kashmir government invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in the state Monday evening after its employees went on strike, demanding arrears of their revised salaries on the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. Over 450,000 employees have gone on strike, affecting all government-run institutions. The government said the ESMA provisions were being invoked with immediate effect and it would mean 'No work, no pay'. The strike was called after talks between the government....




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