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Who was Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, the Lion of Ladakh who received India’s second-highest wartime gallantry award for Kargil heroicsColonel Sonam Wangchuk, a Maha Vir Chakra awardee, has passed away at 61. He was honored for his bravery during the Kargil War in the Batal...
Kargil war hero Sonam Wangchuk dies; defence minister, Army pay rich tributesArmy veteran Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, a Maha Vir Chakra recipient for his bravery in the 1999 Kargil war, has passed away. Defence Minister ...
Gen Dwivedi launches apps to pay tributes to Kargil martyrsChief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi launched three initiatives on the 26th Kargil Vijay Diwas in Drass (Kargil). These include an '...
Army commander asks troops to be prepared for future challenges"Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar, Army commander northern command accompanied by GOC Fire and Fury corps visited units deployed along the Line o...
Indian Army unveils selfie point at Hombotingla Pass ahead of 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay DiwasTo commemorate the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, a new selfie point was unveiled at Hombotingla Pass in Ladakh. This initiative b...
Nation will never forget supreme sacrifice of jawans: Army Chief on Kargil Vijay DivasIndian Army Chief General Manoj Pande paid tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the 1999 Kargil War with Pakistan. Spe...
Army Chief General Manoj Pande interacts with veterans, 'Veer Naris', gallantry award recipients on eve of Kargil Vijay DiwasOn July 26, 1999, the Indian Army announced the successful culmination of "Operation Vijay", declaring victory after a nearly three-month-l...
Heart always beam with pride: Families remember Kargil soldiers"He did not die... he became immortal. I cannot forget the scene at our house in Lucknow when his body draped in the tricolour arrived. At ...
Army commemorates 21st anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas of victory over Pakistan“A grateful nation today remembered the heroes of Operation Vijay, on the 21st anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, which is celebrated every...
Intelligence failure led to Kargil war: former Lt GeneralThe 8 Mountain Battalion headed by him was tasked to evict the enemy from the Drass-Mushkoh Sector during "Operation Vijay".
5 soldiers trapped in avalanches in Ladakh's Batalik sector, 2 rescuedUnprecedented snowfall triggered multiple avalanches in Batalik Sector in which a post was buried. Five soldiers were trapped under the sno...
Nine people including three army men, killed due to avalanche J&KThe Kashmir Valley witnessed incessant rain and untimely snowfall in the plains yesterday, leading to a flood-like situation.
Another glass ceiling broken, UP Sainik School admits girlsAs many as 15 girls from different family backgrounds have got admission in the Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey Uttar Pradesh Sainik School here...
Bust of Kargil war martyr Captain Clifford K Nongrum unveiled in ShillongCapt Nongrum is the first and the only person in Meghalaya to have been awarded the second highest gallantry award, 'Maha Vir Chakra' posth...
20 Indian soldiers missing from border areas: RTIAs per the reply given by the Ministry of External Affairs, 18 soldiers went missing from Jammu and Kashmir while two disappeared from Guja...
- Army to hold Kargil war victory celebrations tomorrow
The Indian Army will mark the 13th anniversary of its victory in the 1999 Kargil war with a series of events, spread over the next two days.
- Pak Army quietly names 453 soldiers killed in Kargil War
Eleven years after the Kargil War, the Pakistan Army which has been denying its role in the conflict has quietly included the names of 453 ...
- Armed forces tribunal indicts Lt Gen for fake Kargil battle accounts
Armed forces tribunal indicts Lt Gen for fake Kargil battle accounts.
- Did not fudge any Kargil war reports: Lt Gen Kishan Pal
Lt Gen Kishan Pal on Thursday said he had "not fudged any war reports" and whatever he wrote about the battle was "unbiased".
- 100 restricted peaks in Ladakh to be thrown open for tourists
Ladakh may soon become a trekkers' paradise with the Defence Ministry giving its nod for throwing open over 100 peaks in restricted areas f...