Srinagar, May 21 -- A government high school in Hapatnar, Pahalgam in Anantnag has been named after Syed Adil Hussain, who was killed by terrorists in Baisaran, Pahalgam, last year while trying to save tourists.

On April 22 last year, terrorists killed 25 tourists and tourist guide Syed Adil Hussain in Baisaran meadow, a famous picnic spot. On Wednesday, a school was renamed in his honour. A large number of people, including J&K's health and education minister Sakina Ittoo, were present at the ceremony.

"He (Adil) made the supreme sacrifice and held our heads high. He was young and belonged to a poor family, but he made a sacrifice for which every Kashmiri feels proud," said Ittoo.

The minister said that when firing started, Syed Adil ...