Remembering the brave: Tributes flow in for martyrs on Kargil Vijay Diwas

26 July 2015 10:19 AM IST

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar & all three service chiefs pay tribute at Amar Jawan Jyoti (Photo: Twitter)
In the conflict, the Indian Army lost 490 officers, soldiers and jawans. (Photo: Twitter)
The Kargil war, which began in May 1999, lasted for more than two months before Pakistani soldiers, a bulk of them drawn from its Northern Light Infantry, and irregulars withdrew from the mountain tops they had occupied overlooking the Srinagar-Leh
The Kargil Diwas reminds us of the valour and sacrifices of the Indian armed forces, the Prime Minister said. (Photo: Twitter)
"I salute the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the beloved nation," he tweeted. (Photo: Twitter)
On Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the Indian armed forces, and hailed their valour and sacrifice which was demonstrated in the Kargil conflict in 1999. (Photo: Twitter)

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar & all three service chiefs pay tribute at Amar Jawan Jyoti (Photo: Twitter)