Will Dr Singh announce a J&K package tomorrow?

June 24, 2013 16:14

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to announce a package for border districts of Jammu and Kashmir when he travels there tomorrow along with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on a two-day visit.

The package will be for development and reconstruction of the border areas, sources said, but refused to reveal details of the "gift".

Dr Singh and Gandhi will also launch train service on a railway section between Qazigund in Kashmir and Banihal in Jammu region that will provide an all-weather link to the Valley which often gets cut off from rest of the country in the winter season due to heavy snowfall.

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