Mysore/Mysuru, July 26 -- Mysuru city marked 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' this morning with bike rallies, processions and stage programmes, commemorating India's 1999 victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War. The events paid homage to soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice to reclaim strategic mountain heights in Jammu and Kashmir.

Bike rally

The Mysuru District Unit of All Karnataka Ex-Servicemen Association, in association with the Rotary Club of Mysore Heritage, organised a bike rally that began at Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle (Hotel Metropole Circle) on JLB Road.

The rally was flagged off by MLC C.N. Manjegowda and former MLA M.K. Somashekar, following the garlanding of the Field Marshal's statue. The rally passed through the city's ...