SRINAGAR — The Directorate of Employment (DoE) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) reported that 3.52 lakh youth were registered as unemployed in the first quarter of 2024. Of these, 1.09 lakh are graduates and postgraduates, comprising 31% of the total. Director of Employment, Nisar Ahmad Wani, stated that in the last quarter of 2023, the […]
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J&K faces highest unemployment rate in 45 years, alleges Congress
JAMMU — The Congress on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misleading people of Jammu and Kashmir on the issue of employment, claiming the Union Territory currently faces its highest unemployment rate in 45 years, ranking second highest in the country. “Contrary to claims by Union Minister Anurag Thakur and LG Manoj Sinha, […]
Disease of unemployment has taken form of epidemic in India: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the “disease of unemployment” has taken the form of an epidemic in India, and alleged that the BJP-ruled states have become the “epicentre of this disease”. His remarks came over the incident of a stampede-like situation witnessed after some […]