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"Come See Where We Fought": He Honours His Son, A Kargil War Hero, Every Year
Colonel Virender Thapar (Retd.) visits the Drass War Memorial in Ladakh every year in May-June to honour his son, Captain Vijayant Thapar, who was killed in action in the 1999 Kargil conflict. Capt Thapar was conferred with Vir Chakra (Posthumously).
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"Watershed Moment In Military Aviation History": Air Force On Operation Safed Sagar
Operation Safed Sagar was launched during the 1999 Kargil war between India and Pakistan.
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"Kashmir Has Been Used As Weapon To Unite Pak": Ex Army Chief
The role of the Director General of Military Operations is in focus after the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan was declared following a call between officers holding the rank in both countries.
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Anushka Sharma Was 11 When Her Father Fought In The Kargil War: "Was Scared Seeing My Mother"
"When my dad called, he could not say much, but...," said Anushka Sharma
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Akhilesh Yadav vs BJP Over "Moving Bulldozer" On Kargil Hero Memorial
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed the "BJP is now moving bulldozers" even on the memorials of martyrs in Uttar Pradesh, a charge that was rubbished by a state minister and district administration.
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MiG-27 Ejection, Then Gun In Mouth: Kargil War Hero Recounts Capture In Pak
During the Kargil War 25 years back, K Nachiketa Rao, then a flight lieutenant with Indian Air Force, survived a tryst with death. Forced to eject from a MiG-27 fighter jet after its engine failed, he found himself in Pakistani territory and was capt
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25 Years Of Kargil: Story Of Turtuk - Homecoming In 1971, Defended In 1999
Twenty-five years ago, a remote village located on the banks of Shyok River at 11,000 feet was at the forefront of an intense battle to defend it from falling into Pakistani control.
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25 Years Later, Family Still Seeks Justice For Kargil War Hero's Torture
Twenty-five years ago, Captain Saurabh Kalia became the first Indian army officer to be killed in the Kargil War. He was captured by Pakistani forces along with five other soldiers and subjected to brutal torture for 22 days before being killed.
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Pak Admits Violating Pact With India, Nawaz Sharif Says "Was Our Fault"
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday admitted that Islamabad had "violated" an agreement with India signed by him and ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999.
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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Ladakh's Kargil, No Damage Reported
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Kargil district in the Union Territory of Ladakh Monday night but there was no report of any damage, officials said.
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Kamal Kant Batra, Mother Of Kargil War Hero Captain Vikram Batra, Dies At 77
Kamal Kant Batra, former AAP leader and mother of Kargil War hero Captain Vikram Batra died in Himachal Pradesh today. She was 77.
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3.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Kargil, No Deaths Reported
An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale was recorded in Kargil in Ladakh on Sunday afternoon, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
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Ladakh Shuts Down As Thousands March For Statehood In Freezing Cold
A complete shutdown was observed across Ladakh as thousands marched demanding statehood and constitutional protections under the sixth schedule for the Union Territory.
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Missing Teenage Girl's Frozen Body Found In Ladakh River
The body of a missing teenage girl was on Wednesday recovered in frozen form in Ladakh's Zanaskar area of Kargil district, police said.
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5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Ladakh, No Damage Reported
According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 3.48 pm and its epicenter was Kargil.
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"Come See Where We Fought": He Honours His Son, A Kargil War Hero, Every Year
Colonel Virender Thapar (Retd.) visits the Drass War Memorial in Ladakh every year in May-June to honour his son, Captain Vijayant Thapar, who was killed in action in the 1999 Kargil conflict. Capt Thapar was conferred with Vir Chakra (Posthumously).
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"Watershed Moment In Military Aviation History": Air Force On Operation Safed Sagar
Operation Safed Sagar was launched during the 1999 Kargil war between India and Pakistan.
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"Kashmir Has Been Used As Weapon To Unite Pak": Ex Army Chief
The role of the Director General of Military Operations is in focus after the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan was declared following a call between officers holding the rank in both countries.
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Anushka Sharma Was 11 When Her Father Fought In The Kargil War: "Was Scared Seeing My Mother"
"When my dad called, he could not say much, but...," said Anushka Sharma
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Akhilesh Yadav vs BJP Over "Moving Bulldozer" On Kargil Hero Memorial
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed the "BJP is now moving bulldozers" even on the memorials of martyrs in Uttar Pradesh, a charge that was rubbished by a state minister and district administration.
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MiG-27 Ejection, Then Gun In Mouth: Kargil War Hero Recounts Capture In Pak
During the Kargil War 25 years back, K Nachiketa Rao, then a flight lieutenant with Indian Air Force, survived a tryst with death. Forced to eject from a MiG-27 fighter jet after its engine failed, he found himself in Pakistani territory and was capt
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25 Years Of Kargil: Story Of Turtuk - Homecoming In 1971, Defended In 1999
Twenty-five years ago, a remote village located on the banks of Shyok River at 11,000 feet was at the forefront of an intense battle to defend it from falling into Pakistani control.
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25 Years Later, Family Still Seeks Justice For Kargil War Hero's Torture
Twenty-five years ago, Captain Saurabh Kalia became the first Indian army officer to be killed in the Kargil War. He was captured by Pakistani forces along with five other soldiers and subjected to brutal torture for 22 days before being killed.
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Pak Admits Violating Pact With India, Nawaz Sharif Says "Was Our Fault"
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday admitted that Islamabad had "violated" an agreement with India signed by him and ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999.
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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Ladakh's Kargil, No Damage Reported
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Kargil district in the Union Territory of Ladakh Monday night but there was no report of any damage, officials said.
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Kamal Kant Batra, Mother Of Kargil War Hero Captain Vikram Batra, Dies At 77
Kamal Kant Batra, former AAP leader and mother of Kargil War hero Captain Vikram Batra died in Himachal Pradesh today. She was 77.
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3.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Kargil, No Deaths Reported
An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale was recorded in Kargil in Ladakh on Sunday afternoon, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
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Ladakh Shuts Down As Thousands March For Statehood In Freezing Cold
A complete shutdown was observed across Ladakh as thousands marched demanding statehood and constitutional protections under the sixth schedule for the Union Territory.
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Missing Teenage Girl's Frozen Body Found In Ladakh River
The body of a missing teenage girl was on Wednesday recovered in frozen form in Ladakh's Zanaskar area of Kargil district, police said.
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5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Ladakh, No Damage Reported
According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 3.48 pm and its epicenter was Kargil.
