Current Affairs - Places - Discussion

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year for three days from 24th July - 26th July at the Drass War Memorial in Jammu and Kashmir to commemorate India's emphatic victory against Pakistan. About Kargil War: ? Date - May -July 1999 (2 months) ? Location - Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir ? Result - Decisive Indian victory; India regains possession of Kargil. ? In India, the Kargil conflict is also referred to as 'Operation Vijay' (Hindi: ????, literally "Victory") which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil sector. ? The Kargil War memorial, built by the Indian Army, is located in Dras, in the foothills of the Tololing Hill.