New Delhi April 17 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day trip beginning Wednesday where he will address a university convocation and also visit the Vaishno Devi hill shrine.
On Wednesday the President will address the 6th convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra according to a statement from the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
On the same evening he will attend a civic reception at Amar Mahal in Jammu.
On Thursday he will visit the Shree Mata Vaishno Devi shrine before returning to Delhi.
His itinerary however doesn t include the Kashmir Valley that is on the edge in the wake of recent civilian killings during anti-militancy operations by security forces.
--IANS
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