Jammu: Defence minister Manohar Parrikar will begin his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. S.D. Goswami, spokesman of the army's Udhampur based northern command said, "The Raksha Mantri (defence minister) will begin his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

"Accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh Suhag, the Raksha Mantri (defence minister) will visit all the three regions of the state during this visit. "This will be Shri Manohar Parrikar's second visit to the state since he took over as the defence minister in November last year".