Srinagar, Feb 25 : Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
A Business Boeing Jet carrying the Vice President landed at Srinagar Airport on Wednesday evening.
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar-headquartered 15 Corps of the Army, and J&K Director General of Police (DGP) received the Vice President at the airport.
He travelled in a secured cavalcade to the Raj Bhawan in the Chashma Shahi area of Srinagar, where he will stay during his visit.
This is Vice President Radhakrishnan’s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after assuming office.
He is scheduled to attend the 21st convocation of the University of Kashmir as the chief guest at its Hazratbal campus on Thursday.
The Lt Governor is the Chancellor, while the Chief Minister is the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir.
