Srinagar, Nov 04 (KNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today celebrate Diwali with soldiers deployed near the Line of Control in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. 

Reports reaching Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that this is the second time PM Modi will be celebrating Diwali with army troops in the district.

Meanwhile, officials said that ahead of PM Modi's visit, Army Chief General MM Naravane arrived in Jammu yesterday and visited the forward areas to assess the security situation.

Notably, in 2019, PM Modi celebrated Diwali at an Army division in Rajouri, and this time he is celebrating the festival with soldiers in Nowshera, which is close to the LoC. (KNS)