JK Govt announces seven-day mourning, public holiday today

Srinagar: As a mark of respect to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Former Prime Minister of India who passed away at AIIMS Hospital New Delhi Thursday, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided all Offices/Boards/Corporations and Educational Institutions shall remain closed today (Friday) in the memory of late Vajpayee.
Jammu & Kashmir Government in an order issued late Friday evening said that there will be State Mourning for seven days from 16 to 22 August 2018 (both days inclusive); (ii) the National and State Flags shall fly at half mast during the state mourning on all buildings and places where these are flown regularly; (iii) there shall be no official entertainment during the period of State Mourning; and besides State Government Offices/Boards/Corporations and Educational Institutions shall remain closed on 17° August, 2018 in the memory of departed soul.
“The above decisions are brought to the notice of all the concerned for information and necessary action”.