Drass

September 16, 2024 5:17 PM

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Families of soldiers remember their bravery, dedication on 25th anniversary

As the country celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas today (Friday), the families of the soldiers remember the bravery and dedication of their loved ones who laid their lives during the war between India and Pakistan at icy heights in 1999. Madhubala, widow of Kargil hero Vinod Kumar, said, "On May 18, 1997, we got married and on June 14, 1999, he lost his life. I feel very good to be here and feel proud." Rajender Kumar, the elder brother of Kargil hero, soldier Bejender Ku...

September 16, 2024 5:17 PM

Prime Minister Modi to visit Drass to commemorate 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kargil today (Friday) on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas and pay homage to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. PM Modi will visit the Kargil War Memorial at around 9:20 am and pay tribute to the bravehearts. The arrangements are in full accordance with security purposes at the Kargil War Memorial at Dras, ahead of the Prime Minister's visit. The Prime Minister will carry out the first blast of...

July 22, 2024 10:41 AM

PM Modi to visit Drass on July 26 to mark 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Drass in Ladakh on July 26 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Earlier on Sunday, Lt. Governor of Ladakh Brig (Retd) B.D. Mishra held a meeting at the secretariat to review arrangements for the Prime Minister's visit to the Kargil War Memorial at Drass. In 2022, PM Modi celebrated Diwali in Kargil with soldiers and laid a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial, paying tribute to the army personnel who lost their lives in 1999. Kargil V...