Dehradun, July 28 -- 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas

Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 26 Jul: Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd) laid a wreath and paid homage to the fallen soldiers, acknowledging their supreme sacrifice for the nation in a solemn wreath laying ceremony organised by Uttarakhand Sub Area at Cheedbagh, Shaurya Sthal, here, to commemorate the 27th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. The ceremony honoured the valor and sacrifices of the soldiers who fought in the Kargil War and laid down their lives in service to the nation.

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on 26 July to mark the historic victory of the Indian Armed Forces over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil War (Operation Vijay) and to pay homage to the Bravehear...