Jammu And Kashmir Panchayat Elections

J&K Panchayat Elections: Govt should postpone local polls; providing security for all contestants is impossible

While the govt would not want to give in to threats from militants, it would be possible to explain a postponement of Jammu and Kashmir Gram Panchayat polls without referring to the threats

Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat elections: Separatists appeal people to boycott upcoming polls in protest

Separatist leaders said that a boycott of these elections will deliver a message that Kashmir wants freedom from Indian occupation.

Mehbooba Mufti hopeful of Jammu and Kashmir choosing 'ballots over bullets' in 2018 panchayat polls

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday expressed hope that the people of the state would choose ballots over bullets during the panchayat elections scheduled to start in February next year.