President Ram Nath Kovind Arrives In Srinagar For Four-Day Visit

President Ram Nath Kovind arrived at the Srinagar airport at 11:15 am and was received by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

President Ram Nath Kovind arrived on Sunday on a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, officials said. They said President Kovind arrived at the Srinagar airport at 11:15 am and was received by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and senior officers of the police and the civil administration. During the July 25-28 trip, the President will visit Drass in Ladakh to pay homage to the indomitable courage and sacrifice of the Indian armed forces during the Kargil conflict of 1999 at the Kargil War Memorial on Monday on the 22nd anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, the officials said. In 2019, bad weather had prevented the President from visiting Drass to participate in Kargil Vijay Diwas, and instead, he paid his tributes by laying a wreath at a war memorial at the Army's 15 Corps headquarters in Badamibagh here.