Srinagar, Oct. 20 -- The Class 10 board examinations began on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with over 97,000 students appearing.

Officials said 1,003 examination centres have been set up across Kashmir, the winter zones of Jammu division, and Ladakh.

Secretary, J&K Board of School Education, Sheikh Ghulam Hassan said that the examination centres were spread across the 17 districts of the Union Territory and the two districts of Leh and Kargil.

"The examinations have been going on smoothly. Seating arrangements have also been made adequately. The students were satisfied. We made every effort to make sure that students do not face any problems in the examinations," he said.

The examination centres witnessed a rush of students, ...