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Kargil

Only 19-seater planes can operate flights to Kargil, efforts on to start services: Government

A multi-disciplinary team comprising officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Indian Air Force and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had visited sites at Wakha Kargil, Turtuk, Diskit, Nyoma and Padum/Zanskar in 2021 for examining the feasibility of these sites for construction of airports in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

01 August 2024, 10:52 IST

Only 19-seater planes can operate flights to Kargil, efforts on to start services: Government

Only 19-seater planes can operate flights to Kargil, efforts on to start services: Government

Only 19-seater planes can operate flights to Kargil, efforts on to start services: Government

01 August 2024, 10:52 IST

8 Mountain Division played key role in securing, restoring LoC: Kargil War hero recalls

Lt Gen (Retd) Puri and several other Kargil veterans who had played a decisive role in the 1999 war were felicitated by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan in Delhi recently.

27 July 2024, 08:31 IST

8 Mountain Division played key role in securing, restoring LoC: Kargil War hero recalls

8 Mountain Division played key role in securing, restoring LoC: Kargil War hero recalls

8 Mountain Division played key role in securing, restoring LoC: Kargil War hero recalls

27 July 2024, 08:31 IST

War heroes we must not forget

India lost at least 527 soldiers to the Kargil war. Neha Dwivedi and her sister Diksha from Delhi are on a mission to tell the stories of these martyrs. Their father was one of them. A special feature to mark the 25th anniversary of the victory

26 July 2024, 19:51 IST

War heroes we must not forget

War heroes we must not forget

War heroes we must not forget

26 July 2024, 19:51 IST

Kargil at 25 Highlights: Agniveer scheme neither gives training nor commission, Karti Chidambaram hits back after PM's speech

It 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.

26 July 2024, 10:21 IST

Kargil at 25 Highlights: Agniveer scheme neither gives training nor commission, Karti Chidambaram hits back after PM's speech

Kargil at 25 Highlights: Agniveer scheme neither gives training nor commission, Karti Chidambaram hits back after PM's speech

Kargil at 25 Highlights: Agniveer scheme neither gives training nor commission, Karti Chidambaram hits back after PM's speech

26 July 2024, 10:21 IST

Country will always be indebted to them: Congress pays tributes to Kargil War martyrs

'Salute to all the brave soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice to protect the country,' Priyanka Gandhi said on 'X'.

26 July 2024, 09:26 IST

Country will always be indebted to them: Congress pays tributes to Kargil War martyrs

Country will always be indebted to them: Congress pays tributes to Kargil War martyrs

Country will always be indebted to them: Congress pays tributes to Kargil War martyrs

26 July 2024, 09:26 IST

Kargil Vijay Divas 2024: Nation pays homage, led by PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying homage to the armed forces personnel who valiantly defended India's territory under extremely harsh conditions during the Kargil conflict 25 years ago. On July 26, 1999, the Indian Army declared the successful conclusion of "Operation Vijay," marking victory after a nearly three-month-long battle on the icy heights of Kargil in Ladakh.

26 July 2024, 07:44 IST

Kargil Vijay Divas 2024: Nation pays homage, led by PM Modi

Kargil Vijay Divas 2024: Nation pays homage, led by PM Modi

Kargil Vijay Divas 2024: Nation pays homage, led by PM Modi

26 July 2024, 07:44 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducts 'first blast' of Shinkun La tunnel

The project consists of a 4.1-kilometre twin-tube tunnel, to be constructed at an altitude of around 15,800 feet on the Nimu-Padum-Darcha Road, to provide all-weather connectivity to Leh.

26 July 2024, 06:43 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducts 'first blast' of Shinkun La tunnel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducts 'first blast' of Shinkun La tunnel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducts 'first blast' of Shinkun La tunnel

26 July 2024, 06:43 IST

25 years on, Vir Chakra awardee still in touch with Tiger Hill martyr’s family

For Vir Chakra recipient Colonel Sachin Nimbalkar, this has become a ritual and fulfilment of a promise he made to himself in the biting cold of the hill in 1999.

26 July 2024, 06:07 IST

25 years on, Vir Chakra awardee still in touch with Tiger Hill martyr’s family

25 years on, Vir Chakra awardee still in touch with Tiger Hill martyr’s family

25 years on, Vir Chakra awardee still in touch with Tiger Hill martyr’s family

26 July 2024, 06:07 IST

Prez Murmu, PM Modi lead nation in commemorating Kargil Vijay Divas

The prime minister laid a floral wreath at the Drass War Memorial to pay tributes to officers and soldiers of the armed forces who made the supreme sacrifice in service of the nation.

26 July 2024, 06:06 IST

Prez Murmu, PM Modi lead nation in commemorating Kargil Vijay Divas

Prez Murmu, PM Modi lead nation in commemorating Kargil Vijay Divas

Prez Murmu, PM Modi lead nation in commemorating Kargil Vijay Divas

26 July 2024, 06:06 IST

Remembering the Kargil triumph

The Kargil War provides interesting points of observation, particularly in terms of territorial imperative, game theory, and the minimax approach.

25 July 2024, 19:29 IST

Remembering the Kargil triumph

Remembering the Kargil triumph

Remembering the Kargil triumph

25 July 2024, 19:29 IST