(Pics on Twitter) PM Modi arrives on day's visit to Jammu and Kashmir
The prime minister's special aircraft landed in the technical area of Jammu airport.
He was received by Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, state Minister for Higher Education Muhammad Akbar Lone, state Chief Secretary Muhammad Iqbal Khandey, state police chief K. Rajendra Kumar and other senior officials.
National Security Advisor Ajeet Doval is accompanying Modi on his maiden visit to the state after he took over as the country's prime minister.
Rail link to connect Katra to rest of the country
He will fly in a helicopter to Katra town to inaugurate the 25 kilometre long rail link between the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine base camp town and Udhampur.
This rail link will connect the Katra base camp town directly with the rest of the country for the facility of millions of devotees who come to pay obeisance at the shrine every year.
Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda and Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh are already in Katra town to oversee the arrangements for the prime minister's visit.
Modi will fly to summer capital Srinagar later in the day to address a Sainik Sammelan and a security review meeting at the Badami Bagh cantonment headquarters of army's 15th corps.
He is also scheduled to inaugurate a 240 megawatt NHPC owned hydro-power project in Uri border town before concluding his day's visit to the state.
Twitter pics
Katra
:
PM
Narendra
Modi
to
flag
off
Katra-Udhampur
train
shortly
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ANI
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4,
2014
Srinagar
:
Shutdown
called
by
Separatists,
security
tightened
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ANI
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4,
2014
PM
Narendra
Modi
arrives
in
Katra
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4,
2014
PM
Narendra
Modi
flags
off
Katra-Udhampur
train
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4,
2014
Katra
:
PM
Narendra
Modi
with
CM
Omar
Abdullah
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4,
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Katra
:
PM
Narendra
Modi
meeting
Railway
officials
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4,
2014
I
am
sure
Katra
rail
connectivity
will
provide
opportunities
to
local
artisans,traders
and
students-Sadanand
Gowda,Rail
Minister
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4,
2014
Indian
Railways
is
committed
to
balanced
development
of
railway
network
across
regions-Sadanand
Gowda,Rail
Minister
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ANI
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July
4,
2014
Crores
of
ppl
will
now
be
able
to
get
Mata
Vaishno
Devi's
blessings
due
to
this
train-Omar
Abdullah
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ANI
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4,
2014
I
want
to
recount
the
invaluable
contribution
of
Vajpayee
ji's
Govt
in
the
development
of
this
rail
link-CM
Omar
Abdullah
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ANI
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4,
2014
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