Kargil district Current Affairs, GK & News
NCST recommends Tribal Area Status for Ladakh
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has written to Union Ministry of Home Affairs and Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs Minister recommending that Ladakh be declared a tribal area under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. Why the Tribal Area Status has been Recommended? Since Article 370 provided a special status to the erstwhile ..
Topics: Asia • Autonomous regions of India • Changpa • Constitution of India • Ethnic groups in Pakistan • Federally Administered Tribal Areas • India • Jammu and Kashmir • Kargil district • Ladakh • Ministry of Tribal Affairs • Scheduled Areas
Indian Army team successfully summited Mount Leo Pargyil (6773m) on 20thAug 2019
The Indian Army team has successfully summited Mount Leo Pargyil (6773m) on 20thAug 2019 after an extremely challenging climb in harsh weather. They hoisted the National Flag atop Mt Leo Pargyil. The expedition was flagged in by Lieutenant General PM Bali on 31 Aug 2019 at Jhakri near Rampur Bushar. Mt Leo Pargyil is the ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Kargil district • Ladakh • Rampur • Rampur, Himachal Pradesh • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India • Zanskar
Indian Air Force (IAF) marks 20th anniversary of Kargil War at Gwalior air base
To commemorate 20 years of Kargil War, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has turned the Gwalior air base virtually into a conflict theatre with dramatic reenactment of some of the milestones of the operation in 1999. In a symbolic ‘recreation’ of the Tiger Hill attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Drass-Kargil area, the air force used ..
Topics: Autonomous regions of India • Dras • Government of India • In India • In Pakistan • Indian Air Force • Kargil • Kargil district • Kargil War • Ladakh • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India
20 Years of Kargil War: IAF Commemorates at Gwalior Air Base
The Indian Air Force (IAF) commemorated 20 years of Kargil War (held between May-July 1999) by turning Gwalior air base virtually into a ‘war theatre’ with a dramatic reenactment of some milestones of 1999 operation such as Tiger Hill Attack. Key Highlights Chief Guest: for event was Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa. Symbolic Recreation of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: 20 Years of Kargil War • Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa • Gwalior Air Base • Indian Air Force • Kargil district • Kargil Vijay Diwas • Kargil War • Operation Safed Sagar • Operation Vijay • Sukoi 30 MKI • Tiger Hill Attack:
Indian Air Force airlifted passengers to and fro Kargil
Indian Air Force has airlifted 187 stranded passengers to and fro Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir. Air Force airlifted 71 passengers from Jammu to Kargil, 69 from Srinagar to Kargil, 27 from Kargil to Srinagar and 20 from Kargil to Jammu. The AN-32 Kargil courier service operates regularly to provide the stranded passengers of Ladakh ..
Topics: Drang-Drung Glacier • Geography of Jammu and Kashmir • Jammu and Kashmir • Kargil • Kargil district • Ladakh • Leh • Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport • Srinagar • Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir