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Sri Lankan Navy Chief pays homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti

New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): The Naval Chief of Sri Lanka, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera on Monday visited the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate in New Delhi. Perera paid flora tribute at the Jyoti and then saluted. He later wrote his comments in the visitors book. Perera is on a five day official visit to India on the invitation of his Indian counterpart Admiral RK Dhowan. He was also given the Guard of Honour earlier in the day. Oct 27, 2014
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Bangladesh Book Fair thrown open to bibliophiles in Kolkata

Kolkata, Oct 26 (ANI): As a part of cultural cooperation programmes between India and Bangladesh, Bangladesh Book Fair kicked-off in Kolkata. The book fair, being held at Rabindra Sadan, was inaugurated by West Bengal's Education Minister Partho Chatterjee. Chatterjee said that an initiative was underway as a part of which poets from West Bengal and Bangladesh will collaborate to write a book. A visitor to the book fair, Shreyoshi Bandhopadhay, said such initiatives help bridge the gaps created by borders. The fair has been organised by Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata in collaboration with the country's Bureau of Export Promotion and Gyan O Srijonshil Prakashak Samiti and has 35 publications houses participating Oct 26, 2014