Block Development Council

The Bihar police booked opposition BJP MLA Shyam Babu Yadav and two others for allegedly being involved in the murder of a former member of a Block Development Council (BDC) in East Champaran district of the state, an official said on Tuesday.

Seven leaders, including one block development council (BDC) chairperson, on Tuesday joined the Congress in Jammu.

The opposition TDP on Tuesday blocked the tabling of the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill, 2020 in the Legislative Council (LC) citing rules.

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday termed as "preposterous", Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the turnout in the recently held Block Development Council (BDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir was an indication of the region's faith in democracy.

PM Modi today congratulated winning candidates from Block Development Council (BDC) polls held in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, declaring that the election marked the "dawn of a new and youthful leadership"

Nearly 100 per cent polling was recorded in Jammu district in the maiden Block Development Council (BDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Block Development Council (BDC) elections are taking place in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday amid tight security arrangements.

The maiden Jammu and Kashmir Block Development Council polls on Thursday will see 1,065 candidates in the fray across 310 polling stations, with Congress, NC and PDP boycotting the first electoral exercise after abrogation of the state''s special status.

After the final withdrawal of nomination papers, 1,065 candidates will contest the October 24 Block Development Council (BDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, state election officials said on Saturday.

Six months after her foray into mainstream politics, former student leader Shehla Rashid on Wednesday announced she is quitting electoral politics in Kashmir following the move to hold Block Development Council elections, saying she can't be a party to the exercise of legitimising the "suppression" of people.

The Congress has decided to boycott the Block Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir in protest against the continued detention of senior political leaders in the Kashmir valley.

The government may have released Jammu-based leaders detained in August ahead of local polls in the region, but it is unlikely that their counterparts in Kashmir will receive similar relief anytime soon. The Satya Pal Malik administration believes that it was because of preventive action taken against leaders such as National Conference leader Omar...

Political leaders in Kashmir, who have been under house arrest for more than 50 days, will be released, but in a phased manner, an adviser to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said today.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ended the house arrest of all politicians in Jammu, nearly two months after the government scrapped special status for the state under Article 370 and imposed a security lockdown. Their counterparts in the Kashmir Valley, however, remain under detention or house arrest.

The Election Authority on Sunday announced the poll schedule for the election of chairpersons of Block Development Councils (BDC) in the 310 blocks of Jammu and Kashmir. The polling will be held on October 24.

The Bihar police booked opposition BJP MLA Shyam Babu Yadav and two others for allegedly being involved in the murder of a former member of a Block Development Council (BDC) in East Champaran district of the state, an official said on Tuesday.

Seven leaders, including one block development council (BDC) chairperson, on Tuesday joined the Congress in Jammu.

The opposition TDP on Tuesday blocked the tabling of the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill, 2020 in the Legislative Council (LC) citing rules.

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday termed as "preposterous", Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the turnout in the recently held Block Development Council (BDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir was an indication of the region's faith in democracy.

PM Modi today congratulated winning candidates from Block Development Council (BDC) polls held in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, declaring that the election marked the "dawn of a new and youthful leadership"

Nearly 100 per cent polling was recorded in Jammu district in the maiden Block Development Council (BDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Block Development Council (BDC) elections are taking place in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday amid tight security arrangements.

The maiden Jammu and Kashmir Block Development Council polls on Thursday will see 1,065 candidates in the fray across 310 polling stations, with Congress, NC and PDP boycotting the first electoral exercise after abrogation of the state''s special status.

After the final withdrawal of nomination papers, 1,065 candidates will contest the October 24 Block Development Council (BDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, state election officials said on Saturday.

Six months after her foray into mainstream politics, former student leader Shehla Rashid on Wednesday announced she is quitting electoral politics in Kashmir following the move to hold Block Development Council elections, saying she can't be a party to the exercise of legitimising the "suppression" of people.

The Congress has decided to boycott the Block Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir in protest against the continued detention of senior political leaders in the Kashmir valley.

The government may have released Jammu-based leaders detained in August ahead of local polls in the region, but it is unlikely that their counterparts in Kashmir will receive similar relief anytime soon. The Satya Pal Malik administration believes that it was because of preventive action taken against leaders such as National Conference leader Omar...

Political leaders in Kashmir, who have been under house arrest for more than 50 days, will be released, but in a phased manner, an adviser to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said today.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ended the house arrest of all politicians in Jammu, nearly two months after the government scrapped special status for the state under Article 370 and imposed a security lockdown. Their counterparts in the Kashmir Valley, however, remain under detention or house arrest.

The Election Authority on Sunday announced the poll schedule for the election of chairpersons of Block Development Councils (BDC) in the 310 blocks of Jammu and Kashmir. The polling will be held on October 24.