Cycle rally marks Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, July 21

To mark the ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’, various events will be organised by the BSF Jalandhar Frontier until July 27.

A cycle rally was held here today in this regard. The rally commenced from Ashwini stadium, and reached War Memorial near Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Bus Terminus. The BSF personnel and students present in the rally paid homage to the Kargil martyrs.

13 martyrs from Mukerian

Venture into the interiors of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur and the spirit of bravery and sacrifice is palpable. Gates and schools of otherwise nondescript villages here stand out as a testament to the sacrifice of those who laid down their lives during the Kargil War, which ended on July 26, 1999, after raging for two months.

As many as 13 young jawans, all in their 20s, from villages in the tehsil had laid down their lives in the war. Soldiers belonging to Nangal Bihala, Repur, Nangal Bailankhan, Bhadiaran Di Kuda, Bhambotara and Tohlu villages lost a man each during the Kargil War.