Srinagar, Mar 8: Work in the colleges across Jammu and Kashmir remained affected on account of the strike by non-teaching staff.
A spokesman of the all J&K colleges’ non-teachings employees association said that work in more than 80 colleges of the valley was affected due to the strike.
He said the chairman of the association; Ram Kumar Sharma led a procession in Jammu from Science College towards legislative assembly. In Srinagar, he said, employees gathered in Pratap Park.
The employees vowed to continue the strike unless their demands were fulfilled.
Their demands include implementation of the report, provision of stipend to laboratory technical staff and regularization of the services of local fund employees.
They alleged “some principals were barring adhoc employees from working in the colleges.”
Meanwhile, the association has supported strike call of EJAC from March 11 to 13.

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