President Pratibha Patil arrived in Kolkata on Saturday on a two day visit to West Bengal, her maiden visit to the state after assuming the post.
The President, who arrived in a sepcial IAF plane, was received at the NSC Bose International airport by the Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi and Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee.
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Patil, who was presented a guard of honour at the airport, left for Rajbhavan immediately thereafter.
The President will inaugurate the silver jubilee celebrations of the Bi-Centennial of the Asiatic Society in Kolkata on Saturday and the 150th anniversary celebration of Joy Krishna Public Library at Uttarpara in Hooghly district on Sunday.
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