President Murmu arrives in Kerala for 2-day visit

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The President visited INS Vikrant and later, presented the President’s Colour to INS Dronacharya, the Gunnery School of the Indian Navy

First India Bureau

Kochi: President Droupadi Murmu arrived Kerala on Thursday as part of her six-day visit to the state, Tamil Nadu, and Lakshadweep. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and CM Pinarayi Vijayan welcomed the president at Kochi airport. Murmu visited INS Vikrant, country’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier on Thursday evening. Later, she presented the President’s Colour to INS Dronacharya, the Gunnery School of the In- dian Navy here. On Friday, Murmu will visit spiritual guru Mata Amritanan- damayi’s Math in Kollam and she will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour in Thiruvananthapuram.

She will also dedicate to the nation the Technical Books of Diploma and Engineering that have been translated into Malayalam by Digital University Kerala (DUK) in a function being organised at Kowdiar.

Following two-day visit in Kerala, Murmu will leave for Kanyaku- mari in Tamil Nadu on March 18 and pay tribute at Vivekananda Smarak and the statue of Thiruvalluvar.

On March 18 evening, she will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour at Kavaratti, the capital of Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

On March 19, the President will interact with members of Self Help Groups at Kavaratti, the officials said.

—With PTI inputs were undertaken from both sides of the pass by Project Beacon and Vijayak, located in J-K and Ladakh respectively.

After sustained efforts, the connectivity across Zoji La Pass was initially established on March 11. Thereafter, efforts were made to improve road conditions to create safe passage of vehicles. Likewise, Razdan Pass which provides the only road connectivity between the Gurez Sector and the Kashmir Valley has also been reopened on Thursday after a gap of just 58 days. Other important passes at Sadhna, Pharkiyan Gali and Zamindar Gali were kept open throughout winters.

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