{"id":1231,"date":"2019-07-15T10:05:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T10:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2019-11-07T08:44:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T08:44:24","slug":"jgu-welcomes-indian-armys-victory-flame-as-a-part-of-the-20th-anniversary-of-kargil-vijay-diwas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/2019\/07\/15\/jgu-welcomes-indian-armys-victory-flame-as-a-part-of-the-20th-anniversary-of-kargil-vijay-diwas\/","title":{"rendered":"JGU Welcomes Indian Army\u2019s \u2018Victory Flame\u2019 as a Part of the 20th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;&nbsp;The torch was illuminated at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 14th&nbsp;July, 2019<\/li><li>&nbsp;&nbsp;JGU is the first stop for the&nbsp;torch relay team enroute to the Dras War Memorial<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sonipat, 15th\u00a0July, 2019:<\/strong>\u00a091̽»¨ (JGU) today extended a warm reception to the \u2018Victory Flame\u2019 bound for the Kargil War Memorial to commemorate the 20th\u00a0anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas. The torch relay baton team of the Indian Army along with a team of JGU runners brought it to the varsity. JGU has been chosen as the first point of halt for the Victory Flame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sense of\nnation building is deeply seated in every aspect of the Jindal Group. National\npride and commitment towards bettering societies is the hallmark that&nbsp;JGU\nChancellor Mr Naveen Jindal believes in. The bravery, sacrifice and commitment\nof our soldiers has been a source of inspiration for him. The love for the\ncountry and its martyrs inspired him towards a decade long struggle towards\ngiving every citizen the right to fly the Indian tricolour &#8211; every day, not\njust on special occasions. To popularize the display of the Tiranga by more and\nmore Indians, with a great sense of pride, he established the Flag Foundation\nof India, a non-profit body that has by now installed 74 monumental flagpoles\nacross the country including a 207 feet monumental flagpole in the heart of the\ncapital city, New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nChief Guest for the event,&nbsp;<strong>Prof. Dr. Sanjeev P. Sahni<\/strong>, Principal\nDirector Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) and advisor to the\nVice Chancellor, JGU said,&nbsp;\u201cWe are extremely happy and privileged to host\nthe Victory Flame of the Indian&nbsp;Army at the OP Jindal Global University.\nIn fact, our university has been long associated with the Indian Army through\ninitiative programs like \u201cPartnering for Nation Building\u201d- which collaborated\nwith the Indian Army for special benefits. We have also conducted various\ntraining programs for officers in the Indian Army in the past which included\nunique programs on Mandarin language and leadership strategies. I firmly\nbelieve our National flag is more than just piece of cloth, it is a universally\nrecognized symbol&nbsp;that stands for Strength, Liberty and Development. It is\nthe history of our nation, and it\u2019s marked by the sacrifices of those defending\nit. Salute to our Tiranga.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcoming\nthe delegation to the campus <strong>Lt. Gen Dr. Rajesh Kochhar <\/strong>(retd),&nbsp;Senior\nDirector, Jindal Institute of Leadership Development and Executive Education\n(JILDEE)&nbsp;said&nbsp;\u201cOperation VIJAY was&nbsp;launched by the Indian Army\nin May 1999 to evict the Pakistan army regulars who had intruded into our side\nof the Line of Control in the Kargil Sector. The fighting ceased on 26 July\n1999, after the intruders had been cleared off from own side of the\nLine&nbsp;of Control. The day since then is celebrated every year as \u2018Kargil\nVijay Diwas\u2019 to commemorate the saga of valour and sacrifices of the martyrs\nduring this operation. We, at JGU, are very proud to host this event today to\nmark the 20th anniversary of the successful&nbsp;culmination of \u2018Operation\nVijay\u2019 wherein brave soldiers of the Indian Army overcame seemingly\ninsurmountable odds, hostile terrain, weather, and a determined enemy occupying\ndominating heights to win the Kargil war. As a University we firmly believe in\n&#8216;Institution&nbsp;Building for Nation Building\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Major Vikram Balraj Singh<\/strong>&nbsp;in his key note\naddress&nbsp;paid his solemn tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives in\nthe Kargil war of 1999. After 60 days of incessant&nbsp;war, our brave soldiers\nhad regained control of Kargil. He further elaborated that the gallantry and\nsacrifice of the martyrs must inspire each of us and motivate us to safeguard\nIndia\u2019s Independence which was achieved after much struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking\non the occasion,&nbsp;Professor (Dr.) <strong>YSR Murthy, Registrar<\/strong>,\nJGU&nbsp;said, \u201cToday, as India celebrates the victorious 20th&nbsp;year of the\nKargil War, it is a virtuous moment for JGU to welcome and pay homage to the\ngallantry of those soldiers.\u201d He further added, \u201cPride, Honour and Inspiration\nare the three pillars on which we mark today\u2019s commemoration, together as a\nnation. The fraternity of JGU extends a warm welcome and pays deep obeisance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nevent also saw the felicitation of army personnel, war veterans and \u2018veer\nnaris\u2019 following which a cultural programme was presented by\nschool&nbsp;students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Flame will\ntraverse through 11 towns and cities before reaching the Dras War Memorial in\nJammu and Kashmir where the Indian Army and the families&nbsp;of the martyrs will\npay their tribute on the occasion.&nbsp;During the journey, the relay baton\nteam will meet academics and students of educational institutions. The high\noutposts in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir had been infiltrated by\nPakistani&nbsp;troops and militants. 527 Indian soldiers were martyred during\nKargil War code named \u2018Operation Vijay\u2019. The Indian Army had successfully\nregained command of Indian territories on July 26, 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;The torch was illuminated at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 14th&nbsp;July, 2019 &nbsp;&nbsp;JGU is the first stop for the&nbsp;torch relay team enroute to the Dras War Memorial Sonipat, 15th\u00a0July, 2019:\u00a091̽»¨ (JGU) today extended a warm reception to the \u2018Victory Flame\u2019 bound for the Kargil <a href=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/2019\/07\/15\/jgu-welcomes-indian-armys-victory-flame-as-a-part-of-the-20th-anniversary-of-kargil-vijay-diwas\/\" class=\"btn btn-link continue-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsroom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1231"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1308,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231\/revisions\/1308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}