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POLLS Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today issued notification for polls for eight seats of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. As per the notification issued by the secretary Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, nomination forms can be obtained from the offices of the Returning officer/Assistant Returning officer (secretary J&K Legislative Assembly, deputy secretary J&K Legislative Assembly) from February 11 to February 18. The nomination papers will be scrutinised on February 19 while February 21 has been set as the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers, secretary JK Legislative Assembly Mohammad Ramzan said. Elections, if necessary, will be held on March 7, he said. Eight seats in the state's Legislative Council will fall vacant in March due to completion of tenure of members. _________________________________________ PROMOTIONS Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police today promoted 174 Selection Grade Constables (SGCTs) to the rank of Head Constables. IGP Jammu Zone, Dilbag Singh, today issued promotion orders in favour of 174 Selection Grade Constables promoting them to the rank of Head Constables, police spokesman said. ___________________________________________ PROTEST Jammu: The state unit of BJP today held demonstration protesting against the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department for shifting some ration depots from city area. Led by the party's Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary Constituency incharge Yudhvir Sethi and Mahila Morcha state president Priya Sethi, BJP activists raised slogans against the CAPD department and urged them to restore the old depots. "Bring back our ration depots," the protesters said. Terming the decision as totally "unilateral" and lacking people's consent, Sethi said: "It is causing inconvenience to thousands of consumers who have to go to other areas away from their own localities to get ration and are also adding financial burden as the poor have to pay carriage charges."