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Floating screens on Dal Lake to mark first J&K film fest

India, Sept. 7 -- Iconic Bollywood films shot in the Valley, Kashmir Ki Kali, Kabhi Kabhie, Arzoo and Junglee, will be screened on floating screens installed on Dal Lake starting Monday as part of the... Read More


'Amar' unveiled as 60+ poets converge for multilingual literary meet in Baramulla

Baramulla, Sept. 6 -- A major literary gathering at Namblan Sheeri in Baramulla on Sunday brought together poets, writers, intellectuals and language enthusiasts from across Kashmir for a day-long con... Read More


Sunaseri Folk Festival showcases Pahari heritage, tourism potential

RAMBAN, Sept. 6 -- The two-day Folk Festival at the picturesque Sunaseri (Guglidhar) meadow in Pogal Paristan concluded on Sunday, drawing thousands of visitors and celebrating the rich cultural herit... Read More


The revolving door: Goa's cycle of police suspensions, reinstatements

PANJIM, Sept. 6 -- Suspension of government servants and police personnel is often considered a strong disciplinary action but in several cases, the punishment appears to last only a few months before... Read More


Opposition cannot bear to see India's development: BJP chief Nitin Nabin backs PM Modi's 'Naraaz Fufa' jibe

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- Bharatiya Janata Party National President Nitin Nabin on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the opposition, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit the nail right on the... Read More


M.G. Vassanji traces the rise and fall of kingdoms in his new novel 'The Apparition'

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- The Canadian writer M.G. Vassanji's latest novel (his 11th), The Apparition, plunges the reader head-first into the Delhi Sultanate in the early 14th century, the twilight days o... Read More


Global landmarks, barely any Bengal: West Bengal tourism ad gets a thorough online roasting

India, Sept. 6 -- A new tourism campaign meant to showcase West Bengal has sparked ridicule after viewers noticed that its promotional video featured the Eiffel Tower, Egyptian pyramids and Rio's Chri... Read More


Uttarakhand CM Dhami attends Gorkhali Women's Hartalika Teej Festival in Dehradun

Dehradun, Sept. 6 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami attended the Gorkhali Women's Hartalika Teej Festival held on Sunday at Jaswant Singh Ground in Garhi Cantt, Dehradun. On the occas... Read More


Jharkhand Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu dies of cardiac arrest at 56

India, Sept. 6 -- Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and Jharkhand minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu died of cardiac arrest in Ranchi early Sunday, the party said. He was 56. Kumar was admitted to ... Read More


Banyuwangi govt declares emergency over Ijen forest fire

Banyuwangi, E Java, Sept. 6 -- The Banyuwangi district government in East Java Province has declared a 14-day emergency over a forest and land fire in the Ijen Crater Nature Tourism Park. The emergen... Read More