Kargil Vijay Divas: 18 years on, India celebrates victory in 1999 war against Pakistan
Kargil Vijay Divas: 18 years on, India celebrates victory in 1999 war against Pakistan
FP Staff
• July 26, 2017, 15:36:48 IST
India celebrated the Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26 July to commemorate India’s victory against Pakistan in the Kargil War.
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India celebrated ‘Kargil Vijay Divas’ on Wednesday to commemorate India’s victory against Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil War. PTI
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For the 18th celebration, the Indian Army honoured the participants of the war, ‘veer naris’, parents of martyrs and widows. PTI
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Navy personnel also attended a function held at Amar Jawan Jyoti in India Gate in New Delhi. PTI
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Defence minister Arun Jaitley along with Army Chief General Bipin Singh Rawat, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba paid homage to the slain soldiers at the function. PTI
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Students in Bengaluru dressed in army costume also paid tribute to the martyrs of the Kargil War. PTI
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