Srinagar, Nov. 12 -- Ahead of the maiden elections to the District Development Councils (DDCs) in 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir and by-polls to Panchayats, the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Thursday ordered night patrolling in hypersensitive and border areas in the Union Territory to foil any "subversive design" to disrupt the polls.

Reviewing the security arrangement and preparedness for upcoming DDC, BDC and Panchayat polls in a meeting here at the Police Control Room on Thursday afternoon, the DGP sought reports about the arrangements put in place by police and paramilitary force in their respective areas of responsibilities, a police spokesperson said. The DGP, he said, emphasized the critical importance of mai...