Vice President Hamid Ansari to visit Jammu & Kashmir next month

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will visit Jammu and Kashmir next month to attend the convocation function at the University of Jammu.

The Vice President has accepted the invitation of Governor N N Vohra, Chancellor of the University of Jammu, to be the Chief Guest at the 16th convocation of the varsity, which will be held on April 2, an official spokesman said on Saturday. The Vice President will deliver the convocation address, he said.

Chief Justice of India, Justice T S Thakur, who is an alumnus of the University, will be conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) at the convocation address for his outstanding legal acumen and contribution to the advancement of Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law and for upholding the Majesty, Integrity and Dignity of the Judicial Seat, he said.