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Kargil Vijay Diwas 2019: India celebrates historic win; Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh pay homage to war heroes
Fp Staff •India commemorated 20 years of its victory over arch-rival Pakistan in the Kargil War, saluting the supreme sacrifices and valour of the fallen heroes in recapturing several mountain heights seized by Pakistani intruders in Kashmir.
20 years of Kargil war: When Pakistan occupied strategic peaks at Tololing Heights, Tiger Hill, Batra Top; all you need to know about Operation Vijay
Fp Staff •Operation Vijay is also referred to as the Kargil War of 1999, which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil area of militants and infiltrators. To honour the soldiers, 26 July is celebrated as the Kargil Vijay Diwas all over the country.
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2019: 20th anniversary of Operation Vijay; know why and how do we celebrate Kargil Memorial Day
Fp Staff •On 26 July, 2019, India is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the victory of the Indian Armed Forces in Operation Vijay against the infiltrating Pakistani troops.
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2019: Key battle points that helped India successfully win the three-month long battle
Fp Staff •As the 20th anniversary of the success of the Kargil war is being celebrated across the country, a number of events have been planned by the Army in Delhi and Dras in Jammu and Kashmir to mark the 20th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas
Rajnath Singh says Kashmir issue will be resolved, claims J&K will again become tourist's paradise
•Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted on Saturday that the Kashmir issue will be resolved and no power on the earth can stop it.
Rajnath Singh to visit Kargil on 20 July to pay tribute on occasion of 20th anniversary of 1999 war
•Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Kargil on 20 July to pay tributes to soldiers who laid down their lives in the Kargil War.
Rajnath Singh ignites victory flame in Delhi on Operation Vijay’s 20th anniversary; motorcyclists to carry torch to Drass
•Commemorating the 20th anniversary of 'Operation Vijay', Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday ignited a 'victory flame' from the National War Memorial
'Pakistani planes didn't cross LoC during dogfight': IAF chief BS Dhanoa says purpose of Balakot airstrike was to 'show resolve, capability’
•Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday said that Pakistan closing its airspace was a problem for them and the IAF never stopped the civil air traffic in the country. Pakistan extended the ban on its airspace for all Indian flights till 28 June. The country had fully shut its airspace on the eastern border with India after the IAF carried out aerial airstrikes on a JeM terror camp in Balakot on 26 February.
INS Viraat decommissioned: World's oldest serving aircraft carrier sails into pages of history
Fp Staff •The majestic INS Viraat, the world's oldest serving aircraft carrier, sailed into pages of history on Monday with the final lowering of the Naval Ensign and Commissioning Pendant in a solemn ceremony at sundown.