(Retired) Major General Ashim Kohli who attended the ceremony said that this became possible after a 10-year legal battle led by Naveen Jindal.
The existence of Amar Jawan Jyoti was questioned two years ago after the National War Memorial came into being and the nation got a new eternal flame there. Back then, the Indian Army had stated that Amar Jawan Jyoti will continue as it is an "inseparable" part of the country's history.
PM Modi also lit four flames that were to traverse along with different directions. Since then, these four flames have traversed across the length and breadth of the country, including to Siachen, Kanyakumari, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Longewala, Rann of Kutch, Agartala.
To commemorate the 22nd Kargil Vijay Diwas, the Indian Army undertook two mega bike rallies, one from Udhampur and another from Leh, both traversing more than 1,000 kilometres over treacherous mountains of the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, converging at the historic Kargil War Memorial in Drass, Srinagar-based PRO Defence
The Chief of the Air Staff took part in a ‘Missing Man Formation’ flypast in Mi-17 helicopter to pay respect to the Air Force personnel who laid down their lives during the ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ conducted by the Airforce during the Kargil war.
World's most breathtaking waterfalls, Niagara Falls in Canada, will also be illuminated in the colors - saffron, white and green to mark India's independence.
Dhaka:Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the National Martyrs' Memorial here and paid tributes to the valour and the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.Soon after his
New Delhi: On the 15th anniversary of the Kargil War, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government will soon finalise the site for construction of a “grand” National War Memorial.After paying homage to martyrs
New Delhi, Apr 8: Notwithstanding a recommendation by a Group of Ministers to set up a National War Memorial at India Gate, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has strongly opposed the proposal, saying its construction
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