The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday announced a three-day state mourning as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister V P Singh.

77-year-old Singh died in New Delhi on Thursday after battling blood cancer for over 17 years and renal failure.

"The state will observe three days mourning and national and state flags on all buildings will fly at half past during these days," an official spokesman in Srinagar said.

Allahabad, Nov 29: Former Prime Minister V P Singh who passed away on Thursday afternoon after a prolonged illness, will be cremated at the Sangam in Allahabad today.

New Delhi, Nov 27 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed grief at the demise of the former Prime Minister V. P. Singh.

The Prime Minister said he is deeply saddened to learn about the demise of V. P. Singh. In his death India has lost a great patriot and a builder of our nation whose empathy for the weaker sections would always be etched in our national consciousness.

He further added that as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and later as the Finance Minister and the Prime Minister of India he consistently strove to translate his convictions into public policy.

New Delhi, Nov. 27 : Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal leader  died at the Apollo Hospital here on Thursday after a long illness. He was
77 and is survived by his wife of Sita Kumari and two sons Ajeya and Abhai.

Born on June 25, 1931, Singh was the tenth Prime Minister of the country from December 2, 1989 to November 10, 1990.

Singh gained wide publicity notoriety for his decision to implement the recommendations of the Mandal Commission which suggested that a fixed quota of all jobs in the public sector be reserved for members of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

Islamabad, June 16 :

Mumbai, June 6 : Former Prime Minister V P Singh has been admitted to the intensive care unit