New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh next week on a three-day visit beginning July 25.
Pointing out that he is likely to visit Kargil War Memorial on July 26 during his tour programme which is under preparation, officials said.
India will observe the 22nd anniversary of ‘Operation Vijay’ this year, which marks the victory of the Indian armed forces over Pakistan in the mountains of Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir on July 26, 1999.
The high-tension battle between the two countries ensued after India launched Operation Vijay to clear the posts in the high-altitude Kargil sector, which was occupied by the Pakistani soldiers and infiltrators on the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC).
The nuclear-armed nations and their armies fought the war between May and July in 1999, etching a historical territorial fight under a minus 10 degree Celsius temperature.
