News Topic:District Development Councils

No-confidence motion moved against DDC chairperson Srinagar

Members of the district development council (DDC) Srinagar have moved a no-confidence motion against the incumbent chairperson of the council.

DDC member Javed Rahim addresses public grievances during outreach program

Javed Rahim Bhat, the District Development Council member representing Pulwama B, visited Lonepora village in Pulwama as part of his ongoing public outreach program.

Uncertainty surrounds fate of DDCs as Panchayat term nears end

Would district development councils (DDCs) in Jammu & Kashmir complete their five-year term or face dissolution when the term of Panchayats would end?

DDC Chairpersons placed equivalent to Mayors

The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday amended its warrant of precedence, placing the DDC Chairpersons equivalent to that of Mayors.

LG steps in to resolve issues of DDC members

J&K’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday evening met Members and Chairpersons of District Development Councils (DDCs) in Jammu.

After protests, LG invites DDC members for meeting

In a bid to pacify the aggrieved DDC members, the LG Manoj Sinha has decided to hold a meeting with them on March 12 (Friday).

Disappointed over protocol, honorarium, DDC members stage protests

Cutting across the party lines, members of District Development Councils in Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory on Tuesday staged protests.

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Neutral expert backs India in dispute over power projects in J-K

A World Bank-appointed neutral expert has extended support to India on the framework to resolve certain disputes with Pakistan on hydroelectric projects.
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J-K’s Chinar trees now digitally tracked with 28,000 documented in four years

As part of a move towards the conservation of its iconic Chinar trees, Jammu and Kashmir has embarked on a unique initiative.

Inter-ministerial team collects samples, CM visits Budhal Rajouri

Given the mysterious deaths of 17 persons at Budhal village in Rajouri district, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah arrived in the hamlet on Tuesday.

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