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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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Term Of Last Elected Body In Jammu And Kashmir Ends, No Fresh Elections In Sight
The curtain falls on the last vestige of elected representatives in Jammu and Kashmir as the term of over 28,000 panchayat members ended today with no fresh elections in sight.
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"This Will Bring Basic Democracy": Farooq Abdullah On Panchayat Polls In Jammu And Kashmir
National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that the upcoming Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will usher in bringing basic democracy.
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J&K Votes In Local Body Polls, First Election After Losing Special Status
DDC Elections: Jammu and Kashmir is all set for its first election since being reorganised as a Union Territory last year with the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls beginning today, officials said.
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J&K To Have District Development Councils As Centre Amends Panchayat Law
The government on Saturday amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act to provide for setting up of District Development Councils in each district which will have directly elected members, marking the implementation of the entire 73rd Amendment Act in the Union Territory (UT), an official spokesman said.
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J&K Administration Approves Rs 25 Lakh Insurance Cover For Panchayat Members
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday announced a life insurance cover of Rs 25 lakh each to all elected members of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) of the union territory in case of death due to a terror-related incident.
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Jammu And Kashmir Panchayat Elections Postponed Over Law And Order Issues
Jammu and Kashmir panchayat elections postponed over law and order issues
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National Conference Wants "Roadblocks" Removed For J&K Panchayat Election
The National Conference (NC) has decided to participate in the panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir next month but wants "roadblocks" placed in its way to be removed so that it can campaign freely.
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Were J&K Local Polls A Success? Fact-Check In Report To PM's Office
Poor voter turnout in recent Jammu and Kashmir local body polls has thrown up a grim picture as the central government attempts to establish grassroots democracy in the Valley.
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Hindu-Majority J&K Village Elects Muslim Man, Set Example Of Harmony
Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, a Hindu-majority village in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir elected unopposed the head of its only Muslim family as their Panch in the ongoing nine-phased Panchayat polls.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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Term Of Last Elected Body In Jammu And Kashmir Ends, No Fresh Elections In Sight
The curtain falls on the last vestige of elected representatives in Jammu and Kashmir as the term of over 28,000 panchayat members ended today with no fresh elections in sight.
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"This Will Bring Basic Democracy": Farooq Abdullah On Panchayat Polls In Jammu And Kashmir
National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that the upcoming Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will usher in bringing basic democracy.
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J&K Votes In Local Body Polls, First Election After Losing Special Status
DDC Elections: Jammu and Kashmir is all set for its first election since being reorganised as a Union Territory last year with the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls beginning today, officials said.
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J&K To Have District Development Councils As Centre Amends Panchayat Law
The government on Saturday amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act to provide for setting up of District Development Councils in each district which will have directly elected members, marking the implementation of the entire 73rd Amendment Act in the Union Territory (UT), an official spokesman said.
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J&K Administration Approves Rs 25 Lakh Insurance Cover For Panchayat Members
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday announced a life insurance cover of Rs 25 lakh each to all elected members of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) of the union territory in case of death due to a terror-related incident.
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Jammu And Kashmir Panchayat Elections Postponed Over Law And Order Issues
Jammu and Kashmir panchayat elections postponed over law and order issues
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National Conference Wants "Roadblocks" Removed For J&K Panchayat Election
The National Conference (NC) has decided to participate in the panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir next month but wants "roadblocks" placed in its way to be removed so that it can campaign freely.
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Were J&K Local Polls A Success? Fact-Check In Report To PM's Office
Poor voter turnout in recent Jammu and Kashmir local body polls has thrown up a grim picture as the central government attempts to establish grassroots democracy in the Valley.
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Hindu-Majority J&K Village Elects Muslim Man, Set Example Of Harmony
Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, a Hindu-majority village in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir elected unopposed the head of its only Muslim family as their Panch in the ongoing nine-phased Panchayat polls.
