History
In the slopes of the Tololing Hill in Dras, India is the Dras War Memorial, popularly known as the Vijaypath. There is a memorial around 5 kilometers outside of the city center, over Tiger Hill, from the site. On the Srinagar-Leh National Highway 1D. The monument stands in honor of the Indian Army personnel who lost their lives in the hostilities that erupted between the two countries in 1999. The Kargil War was the name given to the fight thereafter. Names of every officer and soldier who perished in battle are engraved on a large monument. It is held every year on July 26 at the Kargil Vijay Diwas monument in New Delhi, when the Indian Prime Minister pays tribute to the troops at the Amar Jawan Jyothi at the India Gate. It's the open Sandstone wall, on which the names of every Indian soldier who died in the Kargil conflict are inscribed that makes the monument so popular; there's also a souvenir store nearby. At the memorial, visitors may also look out over some of Pakistan's seized mountains. The 13th anniversary of India's victory in the Kargil conflict was commemorated with the raising of a 15-kilogram national flag at the Kargil war monument. There's a Manoj Pandey War Gallery: A posthumously bestowed Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honour, in recognition of his bold bravery and leadership in difficult circumstances, this gallery is dedicated in honour of Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey of the regiment 1/11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army. Soldiers moving on mountain slopes, soldiers preparing meals in the upper reaches, and weaponry captured from Pakistani forces are all on display in the gallery. Captain Karnal Sher Khan, a Pakistani officer from the Northern Light Infantry, was so courageous that the Indian Army requested that Pakistan honour him with the highest military decoration in Pakistan, the Nishan-e-Haider. Khan was awarded a posthumous honour after his death.