Jammu, May 13 -- The Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital in Rajouri has said it will not release salaries of several of its staff members who were found absent from duty during the armed conflict betweenIndiaandPakistan, an official said on Tuesday.

The punished workers include faculty, consultants, senior residents, junior residents, staff nurses, paramedical staff, technical staff, ministerial staff, multi-tasking staff, interns, and many others who fled the town on May 7, the order read.

"Furthermore, the said period shall be treated as unauthorized absence, and appropriate entries shall be made in their service records/service books in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations," Principal, GMC Rajouri Prof (Dr) ...