Prime Minister Narendra Modi who landed in Kargil to celebrate Diwali with soldiers, laid a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial and paid tribute to the army personnel who lost their lives here in 1999.
Mortal remains of Havildar Biresh Sinha, who died along with four other jawans in an Indian army chopper crash incident in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Siang district, reached his native village in Ratabari in Assam's Karimganj district.
"We are against war but peace cannot be there without strength," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said and noted that India never considered war as the first option.
"Challenges increased with continuous snowfall, but surveillance is tighter than ever. Our happiness lies in prosperous celebrations across the country," said an Indian Army soldier.
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Indian Army on Sunday paid tribute to Havaldar Darpan Pradhan who made the supreme sacrifice on October 21 while deployed on the Siachen Glacier.
Akhnoor [Jammu and Kashmir], October 23 (ANI): As the festivities began with Dhanteras on Saturday, Indian Army soldiers posted along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector celebrated the auspicious festival by lighting oil lamps.
Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 22 (ANI): The security forces on Saturday busted a suspected terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district and recovered arms and ammunition from the spot.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 21 (ANI): Boeing has announced a significant expansion of its partnerships within the Indian Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul ecosystem over the last year and said that the MRO to support Indian customers efficiently, remains a top priority for the comp
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], October 21 (ANI): A military chopper crashed on Friday near Singging village, 25 kilometres away from the Tuting headquarters in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Bharat Dynamics and Dassault Aviation have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for Integration of the Bharat Dynamics' Weapon Systems like Astra and Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon on Rafale Aircraft for Indian Armed Forces and future export market.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 19 (ANI): The top brass of the three defence forces including the chiefs of the Indian Army and Air Force today backed the call made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use indigenous weapon systems for fighting wars of future.