Governor visits Sikkim PrernaSthal, pays tribute to Kargil War martyrs

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b>GANGTOK, :</b> On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Sikkim Governor Om PrakashMathur visited Sikkim PrernaSthal, Bardang under Pakyong District today and paid homage to the fallen heroes and the brave Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives during Kargil War of 1999. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The Governor was joined by the GOC of Black Cat Division, Major General AshishNegi, Army Officers and jawans and officials from Pakyong district administration. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Commemorating Kargil Vijay Diwas, a two-minute silence was observed in remembrance of the brave martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the defense of the country, a LokBhavan press release informs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Later, the Governor inspected the ongoing developmental works at the Sikkim PrernaSthal premises. Reviewing the progress of works with army officers and district officials, he instructed officials to complete the pending works at the earliest, in strict adherence to quality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He also interacted with the jawans present on the occasion, offered them sweets and praised their unwavering service to the nation, the release mentions.</span></p>

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