Ø Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad
Sayeed passed away in New Delhi on Thursday morning of multiple organ failure,
after a prolonged illness, and was buried with state honours in his home town
of Bijbehara. In the evening, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders met
Governor N.N. Vohra to assure him about the continuation of the government
under the leadership of Mr. Sayeed’s daughter Mehbooba Mufti. Ms. Mehbooba, 56,
also PDP president and MP from Anantnag, met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
during the final rites of her father.
Ø In order to avoid duplication of work and to improve efficiency,
the government on Thursday merged the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
(MOIA) with the Ministry of External Affairs.
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