Over a hundred days after the Centre stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, the government will send officers to villages in the Valley. It is expected to test the waters in as many as 4300 ...

An amendment made to the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act in 2018 states that halqa panchayats and their members must be notified by the government. “Upon the issue of such notification, the halqa ...

Srinagar, Aug 2 (PTI) In a step towards devolution of more powers to the people, the Jammu and Kashmir government has amended the Panchayati Raj Act to provide for consultation with the “halqa majlis” ...

SRINAGAR: Minister Javid Ahmad Dar informed the House that the delimitation of Panchayat Halqas in Jammu and Kashmir will be undertaken only after completion of the Census 2021, as the exercise is ...

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government today informed the Legislative Assembly that elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), pending for over two years, are ...

New Delhi, June 19: In order to boost the local youth engagement with the Union Territory governments developmental initiatives, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered establishment of youth ...

The newly-appointed state election commissioner BR Sharma said the elections to panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir were likely to be held in October-November this year. J&K state election commissioner BR ...

Srinagar: The five- year tenure of the district development councils in J&K will come to an end on February 24, 2026, while the two other tiers of Panchayati Raj system- Halqa Panchayats and Block ...

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, ...

The district administration on Monday placed four officials under suspension in connection with alleged misappropriation and embezzlement in five construction projects in Gursai Moori of Mendhar block ...

SRINAGAR: The State Administrative Council on Wednesday approved Amendments to the Panchayati Raj Act 1989 which provide for consultation with halqa majlis gram sabha in local parlance before ...