Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here this morning on his day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir, the first after the Centre announced suspension of operations against terror groups during the holy month of Ramzan.
This is the his second visit to Leh, a Himalayan town sharing border with Pakistan and China and located 450 km north of the state's summer capital city of Srinagar. He had visited here on August 12, 2014 and inaugurated a hydel power project.
After reaching the airport, the prime minister stopped on the road and met people who had come to welcome him.
I thank the wonderful people of Leh for the warm welcome. I am delighted to be here, he tweeted
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