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Kargil / ˈ k ɑːr ɡ ɪ l / or Kargyil [4] [5] is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is also the headquarters of the Kargil district. It is the second-largest town in Ladakh after Leh. [6] Kargil is located 204 kilometres (127 mi) east of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, and 234
Kargil War Part of the Kashmir conflict and the India–Pakistan conflict Top, bottom: Indian soldiers after capturing a hill from Pakistani forces Pakistani soldiers posing with the wing of a downed Indian MiG Date 3 May – 26 July 1999 (2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) Location Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir (now Ladakh), India Result Indian victory India regains possession of Kargil ...
LOC Kargil is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language historical war film based on the Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan, produced and directed by J. P. Dutta under his banner "J. P. Films". The film features an ensemble cast of Bollywood stars and music composed by Aadesh Shrivastava and Anu Malik , with the former composing the score and the ...
Kargil Vijay Diwas (lit. ' Kargil Victory Day ') is celebrated every year on 26 of July in India, to observe India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War for ousting Pakistani Forces from their occupied positions on the mountain tops of Northern Kargil District in Ladakh in 1999. Initially, the Pakistani army denied their involvement in the ...
Kargil district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir-region, [1] which is administered as a union territory of Ladakh.
Captain Vikram Batra pronunciation ⓘ, PVC (9 September 1974 – 7 July 1999) was an Indian Army officer.He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the highest Indian military decoration, for his actions during the Kargil War; on 7 July 1999, Batra was killed while fighting Pakistani troops around Area Ledge, Point 4875, in the Kargil district of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir.
The Captain Manoj Pandey Stadium is a sports arena located at village Garkon, Aryan Valley Batalik Sector in the Kargil district of India. The stadium is dedicated to the memory of Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey , an Indian Army officer who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra , the highest military honour in India , for his bravery during ...
A chapter in the book Kargil Untold Stories From The War by Rachna Bisht Rawat focuses on Gunjan Saxena. [ 3 ] Gunjan Saxena's autobiography, titled The Kargil Girl , co-written by author-duo Kiran Nirvan, was released by Penguin Publishers along with the movie.