The students of different school in Ranchi on Friday marched on the road celebrating the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas which is celebrated on 26 July every year since 1999, the day when India successfully took command of the high outposts which had been lost to Pakistani intruders.
The war continued for more than 60 days which took away the life of many army men and finally Indian flag was waved off over the mountains of Kargil. In this war two heroes of Jharkhand, lance Naik Nageshwar Mahto from Ranchi and Major Digambar Dikshit from Palamu sacrificed their life for saving India. This day is celebrated every year in honor of Kargil War heroes.
Despite of heavy rain students of DAV Kapildev, Crown Public School and DAV Nandraj Modern School participated in the march which started from Albert Ekka Chowk and marched upto Morabadi, Ranchi. Hundreds of students participated in the march to pay tribute to the Kargil martyrs. The students of Pre Primary Wing of Guru Nanak Higher Secondary School celebrated “Vijay Diwas” with due solemnity and dignity at the school campus. Jharkhand Climbers Association also took out the March on this occasion remembering the heroes of the Kargil War.