
The News Minute| July 4, 2014| 11:00 am ISTJammu, July 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here this morning on a day's visit to Jammu and Kashmir.He was received by Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Minister for Higher Education Muhammad Akbar Lone, 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 visit.The PM flew 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.Modi will fly 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.With IANS