7 days mourning announced in JK
All Govt Offices, PSUs, Educational Institutions to remain closed on Aug 17
17/08/2018
SRINAGAR, Aug 16: Governor’s Administration has announced 7-Day mourning in Jammu and Kashmir as a mark of respect to Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister who passed away at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi this afternoon.
According to a notification issued by the General Administration Department here this evening, state mourning shall be observed for 7 days from 16th August to 22 August 2018 (both days included).
The national and the state flag shall fly half mast during the state mourning on all the buildings and places where these are flown regularly, it said adding that there shall be no official entertainment during the period of morning.
It said that all government offices, boards, corporations, autonomous bodies and educational institutions shall remain closed on 17th August 2018 in the memory of the departed soul.
Governor, N N Vohra, his Advisors, B B Vyas, K Vijay Kumar and Khurshid Ahmad Ganai and Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam, in an emergency meeting, have expressed deep sorrow over the sad demise of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister, who passed away at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi this afternoon.
Governor N N Vohra, who had closely worked with Shri Vajpayee, for several years, remembered him as an exceptional human being, an outstanding orator, a Parliamentarian par excellence and a political personality who commanded respect and regard from every quarter.
Governor and his Advisors recalled Shri Vajpayee’s historical initiatives to promote friendship with Pakistan and for the resolution of the issues confronting Jammu and Kashmir.
Governor, his Advisors, the Chief Secretary and senior echelons of the State Government prayed for peace to the departed soul and decided that all government offices, boards, corporations, autonomous bodies and educational institutions shall remain closed on 17th August 2018 and 7 days mourning will be observed in the state in the memory of the departed soul.
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