Kargil Vijay Divas: Army chief Dalbir Singh pays tributes at war memorial

Srinagar: Army Chief General Dalbir Singh today paid homage to the soldiers, who laid down their lives during the Kargil war in 1999, at the war memorial in Jammu and Kashmir’s Dras sector. [caption id=“attachment_2914374” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File image of army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag. Press Information Bureau[/caption] “Gen Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, paid homage to the martyrs of Operation Vijay at the historic war memorial at Dras today,” a defence spokesman said. The army chief was accompanied by general officer commanding-in-chief of Northern Commander Lt Gen DS Hooda and general officer oommanding of Ladakh-based Fire and Fury Corps Lt Gen SK Patyal, the spokesman said. Singh also interacted with the wives and the relatives of the slain soldiers. The army is celebrating the 17th Kargil Vijay Diwas to commemorate the victory in the war against Pakistan. The week-long celebrations will end on Tuesday.