Kargil at 25 Highlights: Agniveer scheme neither gives training nor commission, Karti Chidambaram hits back after PM's speechIt has been 25 years since Indian bravehearts scripted a memorable victory for the country post winning decisive battles in icy heights of Kargil. PM Narendra Modi visited the Kargil War Memorial today to pay homage to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, and met the families of the heroes of Kargil War. Slight at Pak as 'masters of terror', attack on Opposition for criticising Agniveer were some of the key points in his speech. Several political leaders as well as Army veterans also paid tribute to the fallen heroes of the war..png)
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Congress leader Karti Chidambaram.
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PM Narendra Modi to visit the Kargil War Memorial today to pay homage to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.
Preparation visuals from the Kargil War Memorial ahead of PM Modi's visit today
People pay tributes to the bravehearts at the Kargil War Memorial
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh shares heartfelt message on the occasion of 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas
Security heightened ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kargil War Memorial today
Army veterans pay tributes to bravehearts to at the Kargil War Memorial
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari lays a wreath at Kargil War Memorial
Visuals from Kargil War Memorial in Drass
Today the people of the country are proud of the soldiers who laid their lives for the country: Param Vir Chakra awardee Subedar Major (Honorary Lieutenant) Yogendra Singh Yadav (Retd.)
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan lays a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial
Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi lays a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial
Chief of Staff, Eastern Command Lieutenant General RC Srikanth paid tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War at Vijay Smarak in Kolkata
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi lays a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial
Arun Moghe VSM, GOC Bengal Sub Area pays tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War at Vijay Smarak in Kolkata
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Father of Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra, GL Batra lays wreath at the Headquarters Western Command
Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma lays wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti in Jaipur
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War at Smritika War Memorial, Lucknow
Kargil Vijay Diwas: “It’s my pleasure that on ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’, I got the opportunity to honour those who didn’t only lose their family members in this war but also created history by sacrificing their lives. I pay my tribute to them,” says UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
Preparations underway for wreath laying ceremony at War Memorial in Chennai
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lays a wreath and pays tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War
Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen N Raja Subramani, Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral K Swaminathan, Indian Air Force Vice Chief Air Marshal AP Singh & CISC Lt Gen Johnson P Mathew laid wreaths and paid tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War
Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command pays tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War at Vijay Smarak in Kolkata
PM Modi pays tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War at Kargil War Memorial on the occasion of 25th
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya lays wreath at Western Command Headquarters at Chandigarh
I salute all those brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country: Rajasthan CM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Kargil War Memorial in Kargil
Uttarakhand Governor Lt General Gurmit Singh (Retd.) lays wreath at Shaurya Sthal War Memorial in Dehradun
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a program to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ at the Kargil War Memoria
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to the fallen heroes of Kargil War
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually carries out the first blast of the Shinkun La Tunnel project
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It is my good fortune that during the Kargil war, I was amongst our soldiers as a common countryman: PM Modi
On Kargil Vijay Diwas, nation honours gallant efforts, sacrifices of our armed forces: PM Modi
In Kargil, we not only won the war, we gave a wonderful example of 'truth, restraint and strength': PM at Kargil Vijay Diwas ceremony
Our bravehearts will crush terrorism, enemy will be given a befitting response: PM Modi
Pakistan is trying to remain relevant through terror and proxy war: PM Modi at Kargil Vijay Diwas ceremony in Drass
"India was trying to establish peace at that time, in return, Pakistan once again showed its untrustworthy face. However, lies and terror were defeated by the truth. Every time Pakistan attempted something nefarious, it has received a befitting reply in the past. However, Pakistan has not taken any lessons from its own history. It is trying to keep itself relevant taking help of terrorism and proxy war," says PM Modi speaking during Kargil Vijay Diwas Shradhanjali Samaroh in Dras, Ladakh.
Today, I am speaking from a place where masters of terror can hear my voice directly, says PM Modi
I want to tell patrons of terrorism that their nefarious designs will never succeed: PM Modi on Pakistan's proxy war
India will defeat every obstacle in the development of Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir, said PM at Kargil Vijay Diwas ceremony
I pay my tribute to our soldiers. I would say that the Agniveer Scheme should be reconsidered: JMM MP Mahua Maji
Agnipath scheme is also an example of the necessary reforms done by the Army: PM Modi
Kargil Vijay Diwas will be written in golden letters in history...Indian army is capable and ready to give a befitting reply to all the anti-national forces
In past ten years, defence reforms have always been our foremost priority: PM at Kargil Vijay Diwas ceremony
The history of those who are misleading the youth of the country shows that they do not care about the soldiers: PM Modi on Agniveer Scheme
PM Modi meets the families of the heroes of Kargil War
This day is of great pride for us. We salute our children who sacrificed their lives to protect us: Captain Vikram Batra's father BL Batra
Pakistan hasn't learnt from its history, says PM Modi on 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas
Watch PM Modi's full speech on 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas here
J&K LG Sinha pays tributes to Kargil war martyrs
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday paid tributes to the martyrs of the 1999 Kargil war.
"On the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, I pay my humble tributes to brave armed forces personnel, who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the motherland during India's victory in 'Operation Vijay'," Sinha posted on X.
On July 26, 1999, the Indian Army announced the successful culmination of "Operation Vijay", declaring victory after a nearly three-month-long battle on the icy heights of Kargil in Ladakh.
The day is observed as 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in the war.