President, CDS to participate in Kargil Diwas celebration ANI 26 Jul 2021, 06:55 GMT+10 New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Dras on Monday on the 22nd anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas to pay homage to the indomitable courage and sacrifice of the Indian armed forces during the Kargil conflict of 1999 at the Kargil War Memorial. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat will also participate at the Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations in Dras, Kargil on Monday. President arrived here on Sunday for a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. According to the statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President on Tuesday will grace and address the 19th Annual Convocation of the University of Kashmir in Srinagar.