News Topic:Panchayat Elections

Threat posters calling for poll boycott surface in Baramulla

SRINAGAR — Threat posters have surfaced in north Kashmir's Wagoora tehsil of Baramulla on Friday, calling for boycott of District Development Council (DDC) and...

Elections: Government declares holidays on polling days

SRINAGAR — Government on Thursday announced holidays for scheduled election days of DDC and Sarpanch bye-elections across Jammu and Kashmir.An order in this regard reads...

DDC Polls: Voting for first phase begins tomorrow

SRINAGAR — Amid unprecedented security arrangements, the stage is set for the first phase of District Development Council (DDC) election in Jammu & Kashmir,...

DDC Polls: 49 more CRPF battalions to be deployed in J&K

SRINAGAR — Indian Union Home Ministry has ordered the deployment of 49 additional battalions of paramilitary CRPF to Jammu and Kashmir ahead of DDC...

Elections: 10 candidates withdraw nomination in Shopian

SHOPIAN — Under phase first of DDC, Panchayat by-election, 10 candidates have withdrawn their nominations out of 91 candidates for DDC, Sarpanch and Panch...

First ever DDC polls in J&K to be held from November 28

SRINAGAR — State Election Commissioner, K K Sharma on Wednesday announced the first ever District Development Council (DDC) elections in the J&K Union Territory,...

Govt decides to prepone Class 10th, 12th exams

SRINAGAR — The J&K government has decided to prepone Class 10th and 12th annual examinations in view of the Panchayat elections which are likely...

Panchayat by-polls likely to be held next month

SRINAGAR — The administration of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory is likely to hold Panchayat by-polls in nine phases next month, sources said.Highly placed...

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