SRINAGAR: Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the death of two persons in a raft capsize in Pahalgam yesterday.
A three-day rafting championship began on Monday in memory of Rouf Dar, the brave-heart tourist guide who died earlier this month while rescuing tourists from river Lidder.
In his condolence message, Ganai, who is Advisor in-charge Tourism Department, conveyed his heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families of the deceased and prayed for peace to the departed souls. He also wished a speedy recovery to those injured in the incident.