Ramnath Kovind. File pic

President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Varanasi on a day-long visit on Monday. This is his first visit to the temple town, since he took over as President of the country.

On his arrival at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport here, Kovind was received by Governor Ram Naik, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, city Mayor Mridula Jaiswal and senior bureaucrats.