President to visit Nagaland University on Mar 15

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:02 [IST]

Kohima, Mar 6 (UNI) President A P J Abdul Kalam will be attending the Second Convocation ceremony of the Nagaland University (NU) here on March 15.

According to official sources, NU Vice-Chancellor Krishnamoorthy Kannan said it would be an honour for the students to receive the degree certificates from Dr Kalam.

The first Convocation of the University was graced by the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on October 28, 2003, the sources said.

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