By: Shahid Aziz | January 06, 2013 . Kargil, like every other meaningless war that we have fought, brings home lessons we continue to refuse to learn. Instead, we proudly call it our history written in the blood of our children. Indeed, our children penning down our misdeeds with their blood! Medals for some, few songs, a cross road renamed, and of course
Read moreRashtriya Rifles Force Headquarters (Uniform) based at Reasi paid homage to soldiers who laid down their lives defending the nations border during the Kargil war. Â On the occasion of the 17th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, in a solemn ceremony, the Officiating General Officer Commanding paid homage to the martyrs by laying a wreath on behalf of all officers, JCOs
Read moreA solemn ceremony was held at Nagrota Garrison to commemorate the 17thanniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. General Officer Commanding White Knight Corps Lt Gen RR Nimbhorkar paid floral tributes to the martyrs and brave soldiers in a wreath laying ceremony held at Ashwamedh Shaurya Sthal at Nagrota Garrison. The notes of the bugle playing the Last Post were testimony to
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Gen Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff paid homage to the martyrs of OP VIJAY at the historic War Memorial at Dras today. He was accompanied by Lt Gen DS Hooda, Army Commander, Northern Command, and GOC Fire and Fury Corps. The Army Chief also interacted with the veer naaris, awardees and relatives of martyrs during the event. Speaking
Read moreMajor highlights of all the operations in “Operation Vijay†was comprehensive destruction of enemy defences and suppression of enemy artillery forcing them to vacate their defences, leaving behind a large cache of arms, ammunition, equipment and stores. The suppression of enemy small arms and artillery fire reduced own casualties considerably. The infantry battalion Commanding Officers, company commanders, platoon commanders and men did not mince
Read moreJuly 26, 1999 will go down in the annals of Indian history as a day when the determined Indian forces achieved a glorious victory over the retreating Pakistani army. Â It was on this day that the Indian victory over Pakistan was complete. True to its character despite having to pay a heavy price for fighting a war within its territory,
Read more(RIFLEMAN SANJAY KUMAR, PVC, 13 JAK RIF) Rifleman Sanjay Kumar volunteered to be the leading scout of the attacking column tasked to capture area Flat Top of Point 4875 in the Mashkoh Valley on 04 July 1999. Enemy automatic fire from one of the sangars posed stiff opposition and stalled the advance. With utter disregard for his personal safety in
Read more12 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAK LI) was inducted into Yaldor sub sector in May 1999. It was tasked to drive a wedge between the enemy’s defences on Point 5203 and those on the Khalubar Ridge, which were separated by the Junk Lungpa (Lungpa translates as stream from Ladakhi). The Battalion inducted through the Junk Lungpa at night under
Read more(Captain Vikram Batra, PVC (POSTHUMOUS)13 JAK RIFLES) Point 4875, in the Drass sub sector was an important objective during the Kargil War as this complex, consisted of very high mountain features which dominated the area across the LOC and observed artillery fire could be directed on the enemy’s line of communications almost all the way up. The main features in
Read more(The Formidable Khalubar Ridge) The Khalubar Ridge lies in the forbidding Yaldor sub-sector North of the Indus River. By virtue of its location, it dominates all approaches towards the Line of Control, both to its East as well as West. In 1999, the enemy occupied this feature, with their administrative base at Muntho Dhalo towards the North West of the
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