Srinagar, Oct. 23 -- Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Friday expressed deep shock and grief over the demise of prominent businessman of J&K, Dharam Vir Batra, who breathed his last in Delhi.

In a condolence message issued here, Bukhari termed the deceased a noble soul who had carved a niche in the field of business and was known across the region for his philanthropic activities.

"His contribution in the field of creating academic and medical infrastructure in J&K and elsewhere in the country would be remembered by one and all. Late Batra ji was a down-to-earth person who always held the interests of the poor and economically underprivileged supreme in his business ventures. His demise has indeed created a void, hard ...