Srinagar, March 25 -- The panchayat elections will be conducted soon in Jammu and Kashmir as some formalities are being completed, J&K cabinet minister Javed Dar said on Tuesday. Dar, who is minister for rural development, panchayat raj and elections, said, "We are ready for panchayat elections. Some formalities are needed," he told the media in North Kashmir during a visit. J&K three-tier panchayati raj system ended this February as the term of the District Development Councils (DDCs) concluded on February 24, leaving the region without any local elected grassroots representation for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. The terms of panchayats and block development councils (BDCs) ended two years ago. The minister said that the government has put things into motion. htc...