Panchayat offices in Jammu & Kashmir under attack by militants ahead of local elections

Jammu & Kashmir is going for local polls for 17 November till 11 December. 
The centre is determined to go ahead with the polls despite boycott by the two main regional parties - National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party or PDP. But in an atmosphere of fear and threats, officials are worried.
In the first 48 hours of nominations opening for 422 municipal wards, not a single candidate has applied.