J&K DDC members refuse to attend training citing ‘rank’, ‘salary’

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Jammu and Kashmir’s District Development Council members belonging to BJP, NC, PDP, Congress, PC and other parties have refused to attend a training session organised by the Union Territory’s administration in protest against the ‘rank’ and ‘salary’ they have been given. After elections of DDC members established the three-tier panchayat system in J&K recently, the … Read more

Electoral process resumed in reorganised in Jammu and Kashmir in 2020 with DDC polls

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Maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections in the fag end of 2020 marked a resumption of political activity in Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of special status and reorganisation of the erstwhile state last year. The year 2020 began amid uncertainty as most of the mainstream political leaders continued to be under various forms of … Read more

PM Modi’s ‘aatmanirbhar’ strategy has put Jammu and Kashmir on superhighway of growth: Anurag Thakur

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Jammu: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made Jammu and Kashmir a key priority area in his strategy for “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” and has put the union territory on a superhighway of growth. He also said that the union territory will soon emerge as an educational hub and will expand … Read more

DDC polls: Freezing weather fails to dampen spirit of voters in Jammu and Kashmir

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Jammu: Despite dense fog in the plains and freezing weather conditions in high altitude areas following recent snowfall, voters participated enthusiastically in the sixth phase of maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The enthusiasm was the same among all the age groups in Jammu division as witnessed in the … Read more