President Kovind to pay tribute to war heroes at Drass memorial.
President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to visit Drass on Monday to pay tributes at the Kargil memorial located on the foothills of Tololing. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat will also participate at the Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations.
India celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26 every year to mark the anniversary of the Army’s victory against Pakistan on this day in 1999, after more than 60 days of armed conflict on the highlands of Kargil in Ladakh.
