28 AUGUST 2016

Ø  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday and presented a three-point action plan, which includes substantive dialogue with the separatists and Pakistan, to end the current unrest in the State. Srinagar and parts of the Valley have been under curfew now for 50 days following the violence sparked by the death of Hizb commander Burhan Wani in an encounter.

Ø  Myanmar President U. Htin Kyaw on Saturday arrived at Bodh Gaya in Bihar to offer prayers at the Mahabodhi temple. Gaya District Magistrate Kumar Ravi said Mr. Kyaw, who is here on a two-day visit, will offer special prayers at the Mahabodhi temple, Buddhists’ holiest shrine, and circumambulate the Mahabodhi tree under which Lord Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. Mr. Kyaw along with his wife and a 31-member Myanmarese delegation, comprising five Ministers, government officials and family members, landed at Gaya International airport , 2 km from Bodh Gaya, in a special aircraft. Mr. Kyaw, who did bot speak to the media, will leave for Agra on Sunday to visit the Taj Mahal.