Hyderabad, Aug. 16 -- A government doctor in North Kashmir's Bandipora district was suspended for failing to report for duty and skipping Independence Day celebrations at the hospital.

The chief medical officer (CMO) of Bandipora, Dr Ishtiyaq Ahmad Naik, issued an order stating Dr Sabia Salam, a medical officer working at the district hospital, did not show up for the Independence Day celebrations and remained absent with no formal notification or required permission.

"The absence was a direct call to disrespect and disregard for a national event. It displayed insubordination and unbecoming of a Government servant," the order read.

Dr Sabia Salam has been suspended with immediate effect as part of an ongoing inquiry, according to an of...