The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, dedicated to the nation, the
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Udhampur railway line. The Prime Minister flagged off the first train to Udhampur, from Katra Railway Station, and spoke to schoolchildren on board the train. The train was flagged off amid vociferous chants of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" by the children.
*--Protesting against the imbalance in favour of developed countries at the ongoing
World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations at Geneva, India broke away from the consensus on the Trade Facilitation (TF) Protocol. In a strong statement India said it will support the TF agreement only if there is progress in Geneva on mechanisms for ensuring permanent protection of the government’s Minimum Support Price (MSP) against the WTO’s subsidy caps.
