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Uttarakhand's Manaskhand Corridor Yatra to begin from April 22 to popularise the ancient temples of the Kumaon region
8 months ago

Uttarakhand's Manaskhand Corridor Yatra to begin from April 22 to popularise the ancient temples of the Kumaon region

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand tourism department in collaboration with the Indian Railways will start the 'Manaskhand Corridor Yatra' next week to popularise the ancient temples of the Kumaon region, officials said on Saturday. A special train will be run from Pune to Tanakpur in Pithoragarh district for the yatra from April 22, District Tourism Officer Kirti Chand Arya said. The train will carry …

Uttarakhand Temples Pune Train Pithoragarh Kumaon Khatima
PM Modi offers prayers in front of Adi Kailash mountain peak at Parvati Kund
1 year, 2 months ago

PM Modi offers prayers in front of Adi Kailash mountain peak at Parvati Kund

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his day-long visit to Uttarakhand by offering prayers at Parvati Kund in front of the holy Adi Kailash mountain in Pithoragarh district. According to officials here, PM Modi has become the first Prime Minister of the country to visit the Adi Kailash area and offer prayers there. Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering prayers at Parvati …

Modi Pm Modi Pithoragarh Adi Prayers Parvati Kailash Peak
Seven bodies recovered from vehicle trapped under landslide debris in Pithoragarh
1 year, 2 months ago

Seven bodies recovered from vehicle trapped under landslide debris in Pithoragarh

Hindustan Times  

Pithoragarh: Nearly 24 hours after rocks and boulders fell on a vehicle following a landslide on the Kailash-Mansarovar route here, bodies of seven persons were pulled out of the debris on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred around 2 pm on Sunday near the Thakti area of this Uttarakhand district when the SUV got trapped under a huge mound of …

Pithoragarh Baranwal Vehicle Trapped
Uttarakhand man accused of killing wife, 3 women of his family still at large
1 year, 7 months ago

Uttarakhand man accused of killing wife, 3 women of his family still at large

Hindustan Times  

An intensive manhunt is still on by the Pithoragarh police in Uttarakhand to nab the man accused of killing four women members of his family, including his wife, in Burshum village of Gangolihat subdivision on Friday, officials said on Sunday. Police said they are also searching near a riverbank as the accused might have jumped into the river from the …

Family Members Accused His Wife Wife Pithoragarh
Woman's Body Pulled Out of Sludge-filled Home as Cloudburst Triggers Flash Flood in Uttarakhand Village
2 years, 3 months ago

Woman's Body Pulled Out of Sludge-filled Home as Cloudburst Triggers Flash Flood in Uttarakhand Village

News 18  

A cloudburst in a border village of Nepal triggered a flash flood in Khotila village on the Indian side as waters of the swelling Kali river rushed into homes, filling them with sludge and killing a woman. The body of Pashupati Devi, a resident of Khotila village, was later pulled out of the sludge that had choked her house after …

Nepal Village Dharchula Khotila Village
Night curfew clamped in half a dozen Uttarakhand villages after leopard terror
3 years, 3 months ago

Night curfew clamped in half a dozen Uttarakhand villages after leopard terror

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to avoid man-animal conflict, night curfew has been clamped in half a dozen villages in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, officials said. “Night curfew has been clamped in half a dozen villages where leopard movement has created terror. Since a pair was spotted at the time of this incident, the local administration has clamped night curfew from 6 pm …

Curfew District Village Leopard Pithoragarh Night Curfew Leopard Movement
Uttarakhand: Youth Dies While Dousing Forest Fire In Pithoragarh, Total Death Toll Reaches 7
3 years, 8 months ago

Uttarakhand: Youth Dies While Dousing Forest Fire In Pithoragarh, Total Death Toll Reaches 7

ABP News  

Pithoragarh : A youth died while dousing a wildfire in his village in the Didihat forest range in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred on Saturday when a fire broke out in Athkhawli and Sarpanch Puran Singh Mehta called youths from the village to extinguish the blaze, Divisional Forest Officer Vinay Bhargava said. Forest fires continue …

Uttarakhand Forest Pithoragarh Forest Fire
Pithoragarh: Do not create obstruction for our citizens: Nepal
4 years, 4 months ago

Pithoragarh: Do not create obstruction for our citizens: Nepal

The Hindu  

An official of Nepal’s westernmost province near the disputed Kalapani region has asked Indian authorities in the Pithoragarh district to allow free movement for Nepalese nationals to the area. The Chief District Officer of Darchula in Nepal wrote to the district officials of Dharchula in Pithoragarh asserting Nepal’s rights over the region which was included into the official map of …

India Official District Pithoragarh Kalapani Nepalese Territory