KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS

WHY KARGIL WAR IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T FORGET!

The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistani troops—disguised as Kashmiri militants—into positions on the Indian side of the LoC, which serves as the de facto border between the two states in Kashmir. During the initial stages of the war, Pakistan blamed the fighting entirely on independent Kashmiri insurgents, but documents left behind by casualties and later statements by Pakistan's Prime Minister and Chief of Army Staff showed the involvement of Pakistani paramilitary forces, led by General Ashraf Rashid. The Indian Army, later supported by the Indian Air Force, recaptured a majority of the positions on the Indian side of the LoC. Facing international diplomatic opposition, Pakistani forces withdrew from the remaining Indian positions along the LoC.

HEROES OF THE WAR!

SALUTE TO THEM!

Award | Rank |Name |Unit 

Param Vir Chakra Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav 18 Grenadiers 

Param Vir Chakra Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey 1/11 Gorkha Rifles

Param Vir Chakra Captain Vikram Batra 13 JAK Rifles 

Param Vir Chakra Rifleman Sanjay Kumar 13 JAK Rifles 

Mahavir Chakra Captain Anuj Nayyar 17 Jat 

Mahavir Chakra Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari 18 Grenadiers

Mahavir Chakra Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri 12 Bihar 

Mahavir Chakra Naik Digendra Kumar 2 Rajputana Rifles 

Mahavir Chakra Lieutenant Balwan Singh 18 Grenadiers 

Mahavir Chakra Naik Imliakum Ao 2 Naga

Mahavir Chakra Captain Keishing Clifford 

Nongrum 12 JAK LI 

Mahavir Chakra Captain Neikezhakuo 

Kenguruse 2 Rajputana Rifles 

Mahavir Chakra Major Padmapani Acharya

 2 Rajputana Rifles 

Mahavir Chakra Major Sonam Wangchuk

Ladakh Scouts 

Mahavir Chakra Major Vivek Gupta 2 

Rajputana Rifles