Kupwara: Assistant  Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Kupwara, Bashir Ahmad on Monday conducted a surprise visit of various offices in  the District and found 70 employees absent from their duties without authorization.

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.