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JK declares holiday after minister's assassination

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Mourning the death of Minister of State for Education Ghulam Nabi Lone, Jammu and Kashmir Government declared a holiday in the state on Tuesday.

Lone was killed in a militant attack in the high-security Tulsibagh area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning. However, 'the holiday will not be applicable in quake-hit areas where relief operations are going on', an official spokesman said.