Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived here this morning from New Delhi. He was received at Srinagar Airport by State Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd) S. K. Sinha, State Chief Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Muzaffar Hussain Baig , several other State Ministers and other senior civil and police officers.

Prime Minister is accompanied by the Union Home Minister, Shri Shivraj Patil, Union Minister of State for Home, Shri Sriparkash Jaiswal, Principal Secretary to PM, Shri T.K.A. Nair and nine Union Secretaries to Government of India in various departments.