Lt General MV Suchindra Kumar, Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, felicitated officers and soldiers of the Indian Army with gallantry and distinguished service awards for their acts of bravery beyond the call of duty and distinguished service to the nation.
All three injured personnel have been evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered. Further details are being ascertained.
Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, GOC-in-C, interacted with the students of J&K and Ladakh studying in Army Public School Beas sponsored through Army’s Operation Sadbhavana.
In a series of run-up events to commemorate the event, Kargil Victory Flame Run was flagged off today at Udhampur by Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani.
Set amidst the beautiful and salubrious surroundings of Gulmarg, the monument adds to the tourist attraction of the location.
In his message to the troops, the Army Commander stated that these glorious years are testimony to historic operational achievements of Northern Command in ‘Operation Meghdoot’, ‘Operation Parakarm’, ‘Operation Vijay’ ‘Operation Rakshak’ and ‘Operation Snow Leopard’.
Referring to the internal situation across Jammu and Kashmir, Lt.General Joshi said, “Terrorists network and mentors across are trying to use social media to recruit youngsters’.
On the occasion, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Army Commander, Northern Command, paid homage to the gallant soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice by laying a wreath at the Dhruva Shaheed Smarak.
Lt Gen Singh said that India was always a step ahead of Pakistan in giving them a befitting response to each and every ceasefire violation.
He was accompanied by GOC, Fire & Fury Corps and GOC, Trishul Division. He was briefed on the operational situation in the sector.
