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Prez reaches Varanasi to attend BHU's centenary year function

Prez reaches Varanasi to attend BHU's centenary year function
Varanasi, May 12 (UNI) President Pranab Mukherjee was given a warm welcome at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport here on his arrival from New Delhi this afternoon. Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav were at the airport to receive the President. Later, Mr Mukherjee left for Banaras Hindu University(BHU) by an Indian Air Force chopper to attend the centenary year celebrations in the evening. Earlier, the President had cut short his Varanasi visit and now he will attend only the centenary celebrations of the Banaras Hindu University(BHU) at 1800 hrs today. He will return back to New Delhi, later in the night. Mr Mukherjee was slated to attend couple of religious functions at the Ganga ghat and at Baba Vishwanath temple tomorrow morning, but it was cancelled. Elaborate security have been made for the President's visit beside security personnel have been engaged for the Janata Dal United (JDU) rally at Pindra this afternoon in which Bihar Chief Minister and party president Nitish Kumar were participating. Later, after delivering a centennial lecture at BHU, Mr Mukherjee will attend a dinner hosted by the BHU VC Girish Chandra Tripathi and there after will leave for airport by road at around 2030 hrs. At BHU, the President will be present when UP Governor Ram Naik will release commemorative coins of Rs 10 and Rs 100 denominations. The President would also lay the foundation stone of six-storied 'Bharat Adhyayan Kendra' that will work on incorporating the evolved ancient knowledge and traditions for development of the country. The faculty of visual arts of university will also set up a gallery-cum-exhibition at the SB hall to showcase the hundred years of the University, its various achievements and developments. A special brochure on the essence of BHU would also be presented to the President on the occasion. This will be the second visit of Mr Mukherjee as President to the BHU. In the past, he had the BHU on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of the University's founder, Madan Mohan Malaviya, to participate in the special convocation in Swatantrata Bhawan in 2012. He had also visited the University to deliver a lecture at Bharat Kala Bhawan, when he was the finance minister. UNI MB DS 1643
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