"The chief minister sanctioned ex-gratia relief of Rs one lakh each for the deceased in the two accidents in Srinagar and Kishtwar yesterday claiming 15 lives," an official spokesman said.
The chief minister also sanctioned Rs 10,000 each for the injured, the spokesman said.
He said Omar expressed grief over the accidents and conveyed solidarity to the bereaved families.
While seven persons were killed in a head-on collision between an army vehicle and a cab on Srinagar-Baramulla district, eight passengers including two police officers were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Kishtwar district.