Despite calls for postponement due to flight disruptions and age-limit disputes, thousands of candidates appeared for Jammu and Kashmir PSC’s Combined Competitive Examination. The contest highlighted tensions between the elected government and Lieutenant Governor over age relaxation for aspirants

Jammu: Thousands of candidates turned up at designated exam centres across Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as the Public Service Commission went ahead with its Combined Competitive Examination, ignoring calls for postponement amid widespread flight cancellations and a row over upper age limit.

The test began at 10 am as scheduled, ending last-minute uncertainty amid tension between Lok Bhavan and the Omar Abdullah government over demands to relax the upper age limit.

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