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Raja Yaqoob, Director, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department, lauded the bicycle rally and a painting competition in Pahalgam to mark World Tourism Day.

Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Yaqoob said that the department wanted to bring positivity in the region after the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people lost their lives.

He said, “On World Tourism Day, we organised various programs across Kashmir… In Pahalgam, we organised a bicycle rally and a painting competition among school children. Apart from this, a huge musical festival was also organised in Pahalgam. Similarly, a musical festival was also celebrated in Gulmarg.”

“We want to bring positivity in the entire country, the entire region, so that after the unfortunate incident in Pahalgam, discussions start once a

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