Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Kathmandu on Friday. He was welcomed by Minister for foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

After taking rest for a while at the Boudha-based Hotel Hyatt, where he will be staying, he will then leave for Tundikhel to receive a Guard of Honour.

 The visiting Indian PM would pay courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun today itself.

On top of that, he will hold one-on-one meeting with his Nepali counterpart KP Sharma Oli at Battisputali-based Hotel Dwarika.

Before leaving for Kathmandu, PM Modi had visited Janakpur. The visiting Indian PM arrived in Janakpur in an Indian Airlines airplane at 10:40am today.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli welcomed his Indian counterpart Modi on the premises of Janaki Temple in Janakpur.

He offered a special worship at the Janaki Temple and attended a civic reception programme at Bahrabigaha in Janakpur.

Modi arrived in Nepal on a two-day state visit at the cordial invitation of PM KP Sharma Oli.