Tricolour fly half-mast to mourn death of Oman Sultan

The national flag flew half- mast atop government buildings here on Monday to mourn the death of Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Al Said.

Following a directive from the home ministry, the buildings of Raj Nivas, the office of the Lt Governor, the Chief Secretariat and a few other official premises saw the flags flying half-mast.

The Sultan Qaboos of Oman died on Friday last at the age of 79.

All official engagements slated for Monday by the office of Lieutenant Governor were put off to a later date, an official source told PTI.