Modi arrives in Kashmir


Srinagar, Nov 7 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday on a day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir during which he will address a public rally.

A special aircraft carrying the prime minister landed at Srinagar International Airport around 11.20 a.m.

Modi was flown in an army helicopter to the Badami Bagh Cantonment helipad from where he reached the Sher-e-Kashmir cricket stadium in a special cavalcade.

Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, senior ministers of the ruling PDP-BJP government, senior civil and army officers received Modi at the airport.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is accompanying Modi, while Minister of State PMO Jitendra Singh, who arrived here on Friday, was among those who received Modi at the airport.

A large crowd of men, women and children have gathered at the venue where Modi will address the rally.

This is Modi's first visit to the valley after the Peoples Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition took power in the state on March 1 this year.

Modi is expected to announce a Rs.90,000 crore economic package for the state.

  

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  • Modi becomes National, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 07 2015

    After getting international Modi becomes National its like 99/1 ratio we dont need help from outside. Let him clear the problems within India first. This is the first PM who loves to go on tours and makes a fuss of himself.

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