Kargil Vijay Diwas

Captain Vikram Batra died fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil War in 1999 at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra, posthumously.

The dangers and challenges before the armed forces are likely to get more complex in the future and India needs to be ready to face them, the Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande, said today.

It was on this day 21 years ago that the Indian Army recaptured all the Indian posts in Kargil that had been occupied by Pakistan's army.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC) to maintain its honour and dignity, and called upon civilians to be ready to support the soldiers in such a situation.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to maintain its honour and dignity, and called upon civilians to be ready to support the soldiers in such a situation.

The Congress on Wednesday paid tributes to soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for India's victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil war with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying their unflinching courage and valour shall inspire generations.

On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for India's victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil war.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to pay homage at the war memorial on Wednesday.

A team of mountaineers from the army's Dagger Division has achieved a historic feat by climbing the 7,077-metre high Mount Kun in record seven days to mark Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations.

India celebrates Vijay Diwas on December 16 to mark its victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.

BJPchief JP Nadda on Tuesday asserted that instead of importing bulletproof jackets in the country, India is now exporting them and said, "attack and then report to us is the policy now".

BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday asserted that his party will always remain committed to national security and the armed forces can be rest assured that the political leadership is standing by them with honesty.

As part of Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations, Pangode Military Station in Trivandrum on Tuesday organised a demonstration by artist 'Da Vinci' Suresh by installing an underwater portrait of late Captain Vikram Batra, Param Vir Chakra.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday recalled the valour and sacrifices of the Indian army during the Kargil war and said that it will inspire youth to serve the country selflessly.

The day marks the victory of Indian soldiers in recapturing the mountain heights that were occupied by the Pakistani Army on July 26, 1999, known as the Kargil War.

Captain Vikram Batra died fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil War in 1999 at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra, posthumously.

The dangers and challenges before the armed forces are likely to get more complex in the future and India needs to be ready to face them, the Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande, said today.

It was on this day 21 years ago that the Indian Army recaptured all the Indian posts in Kargil that had been occupied by Pakistan's army.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC) to maintain its honour and dignity, and called upon civilians to be ready to support the soldiers in such a situation.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to maintain its honour and dignity, and called upon civilians to be ready to support the soldiers in such a situation.

The Congress on Wednesday paid tributes to soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for India's victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil war with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying their unflinching courage and valour shall inspire generations.

On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for India's victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil war.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to pay homage at the war memorial on Wednesday.

A team of mountaineers from the army's Dagger Division has achieved a historic feat by climbing the 7,077-metre high Mount Kun in record seven days to mark Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations.

India celebrates Vijay Diwas on December 16 to mark its victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.

BJPchief JP Nadda on Tuesday asserted that instead of importing bulletproof jackets in the country, India is now exporting them and said, "attack and then report to us is the policy now".

BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday asserted that his party will always remain committed to national security and the armed forces can be rest assured that the political leadership is standing by them with honesty.

As part of Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations, Pangode Military Station in Trivandrum on Tuesday organised a demonstration by artist 'Da Vinci' Suresh by installing an underwater portrait of late Captain Vikram Batra, Param Vir Chakra.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday recalled the valour and sacrifices of the Indian army during the Kargil war and said that it will inspire youth to serve the country selflessly.

The day marks the victory of Indian soldiers in recapturing the mountain heights that were occupied by the Pakistani Army on July 26, 1999, known as the Kargil War.