Flag hoisting in Valley would be touchstone for Jammu and Kashmir poll announcement
India | Aug 02, 2019, 08:52 AM ISTOut of 4,490 panchayats in the state, more than half lies within the Valley. Amid security threat from the terror outfits, mostly by the modules of Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) active in Kashmir, the Centre has moved in additional 100 companies of paramilitary forces to ensure a peaceful flag hoisting functions across the state.