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Vijay Diwas Special: Kargil Shepherd Who 1st Spotted Pakistanis In 1999

DRASS/ KARGIL: More than two decades later, Mohammad Yusuf Lone’s memory is still fresh as morning dew. The former army man from Khandial in Drass was tending his animals at Tololing Hill when he first spotted the presence of Pakistani troops. Lone’s instinct quickly sensed the possibilities and he promptly informed the presence of enemies […]

Kargil Vijay Diwas: The 1999 War Hero Who Died A Month Later

DRASS/KARGIL: Rakhi is meant to celebrate the beautiful relationship between a brother and a sister. But for Asha Ahluwalia, Rakhi brings the painful memories of her heroic brother Major Sudhir Walia who fought during the Kargil War. While Major Walia survived the war, he died a month later fighting the terrorists in the jungles of […]