President to visit West Bengal, Telangana

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal and Telangana Aug 1-2, Rashtrapati Bhavan said Thursday.

"On Aug 1, the president will inaugurate the new building of Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology at Narayanpur, Malda," said the statement.

"He will then inaugurate the International Conference on Natural Fibres organised by the National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fibre Technology in Kolkata on the same day," it added.

"On Aug 2, he will address the annual general meeting of Indian Chamber of Commerce at Kolkata and will then attend the 12th Convocation of NALSAR University of Law at Shameerpet, Telangana, before returning to New Delhi."