J&K Governor Proposes Opening Kargil War Hotspots For Trekking
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 1, 2019
Twenty years after Tiger Hills in Kargil became a household name in the entire nation, the hill might soon be opened for the general public as a tourist destination.
Blog: How I Bombed Tiger Hill From A Mirage 2000
Blog | Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar | Thursday July 25, 2019
On the 24 of June 1999 the Indian Air Force dropped its first Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) in anger. The release was from a Mirage 2000 and I was privileged to have been the pilot in command. In the days that followed, I was honoured to drop four more LGBs, thus dropping 5 out of the total of 8 LGBs delivered by the Mirage 2000 in the Kargil Conflict. T...
On 20 Years Of Kargil War, Air Force Recreates How Tiger Hill Was Retaken
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 24, 2019
Commemorating 20 years of the Kargil War, the Air Force today turned its Gwalior air base into a conflict theatre, with dramatic re-enactment of some of the milestones of the operation in 1999.
Sporadic Protests Rajasthan's Bundi, Situation Tense
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 4, 2018
Sporadic protests were witnessed and markets remained closed in Rajasthan's Bundi district on Wednesday as the situation remained tense with the Hindu Mahasabha issuing a warning to the administration to resolve a row over performing 'puja' at Mandhata Balaji cenotaph on Tiger Hill by January 5.
The Pilots Who Bombed And Won Tiger Hill For India During Kargil War
India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Wednesday July 20, 2016
A group of pilots wrote a new chapter in the history of air warfare 17 years ago. In the Kargil War, they dropped laser-guided bombs on targets at an altitude of more than 17,400 feet above sea level.
New Book Narrates First-Hand Account Of Kargil War
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 29, 2015
Gripping accounts from the battle front during the 1999 Kargil war between India and Pakistan to capture the magnificent Tiger Hill have been recounted in a new book which was launched at Manekshaw Centre today.
The Mirage 2000 Upgrade: What Makes India's Fighter Jet Better
India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Thursday March 26, 2015
16 years ago, I flew onboard Mirage 2000s of the Indian Air Force over Tiger Hill within days of India handing Pakistan a humiliating defeat in the Kargil war. It remains, what I consider, the biggest exclusive in my career as a journalist.
Martyrs' family members visit Kargil
India News | Vishnu Som | Sunday July 26, 2009
Twenty two family members of those who died fighting for the nation are back in Kargil.
Army celebrates 10 yrs of Tiger Hill victory
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 5, 2009
The recapture of Tiger Hill was a turning point during the Kargil conflict and the Indian Army did not look back after that victory.
J&K Governor Proposes Opening Kargil War Hotspots For Trekking
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 1, 2019
Twenty years after Tiger Hills in Kargil became a household name in the entire nation, the hill might soon be opened for the general public as a tourist destination.
Blog: How I Bombed Tiger Hill From A Mirage 2000
Blog | Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar | Thursday July 25, 2019
On the 24 of June 1999 the Indian Air Force dropped its first Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) in anger. The release was from a Mirage 2000 and I was privileged to have been the pilot in command. In the days that followed, I was honoured to drop four more LGBs, thus dropping 5 out of the total of 8 LGBs delivered by the Mirage 2000 in the Kargil Conflict. T...
On 20 Years Of Kargil War, Air Force Recreates How Tiger Hill Was Retaken
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 24, 2019
Commemorating 20 years of the Kargil War, the Air Force today turned its Gwalior air base into a conflict theatre, with dramatic re-enactment of some of the milestones of the operation in 1999.
Sporadic Protests Rajasthan's Bundi, Situation Tense
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 4, 2018
Sporadic protests were witnessed and markets remained closed in Rajasthan's Bundi district on Wednesday as the situation remained tense with the Hindu Mahasabha issuing a warning to the administration to resolve a row over performing 'puja' at Mandhata Balaji cenotaph on Tiger Hill by January 5.
The Pilots Who Bombed And Won Tiger Hill For India During Kargil War
India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Wednesday July 20, 2016
A group of pilots wrote a new chapter in the history of air warfare 17 years ago. In the Kargil War, they dropped laser-guided bombs on targets at an altitude of more than 17,400 feet above sea level.
New Book Narrates First-Hand Account Of Kargil War
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 29, 2015
Gripping accounts from the battle front during the 1999 Kargil war between India and Pakistan to capture the magnificent Tiger Hill have been recounted in a new book which was launched at Manekshaw Centre today.
The Mirage 2000 Upgrade: What Makes India's Fighter Jet Better
India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Thursday March 26, 2015
16 years ago, I flew onboard Mirage 2000s of the Indian Air Force over Tiger Hill within days of India handing Pakistan a humiliating defeat in the Kargil war. It remains, what I consider, the biggest exclusive in my career as a journalist.
Martyrs' family members visit Kargil
India News | Vishnu Som | Sunday July 26, 2009
Twenty two family members of those who died fighting for the nation are back in Kargil.
Army celebrates 10 yrs of Tiger Hill victory
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 5, 2009
The recapture of Tiger Hill was a turning point during the Kargil conflict and the Indian Army did not look back after that victory.
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