Pithoragarh

Uttarakhand: 2 SSB jawans killed as vehicle falls into gorge

The accident took place near Lal Ghati when the jawans were on way to their unit in Didihat from Thal

WATCH: Truck falls into gorge after Bailey Bridge in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district collapses; two injured

A truck carrying JCB machine fell off Bailey Bridge in Pithoragarh on Monday as the bridge collapsed while the vehicle was crossing it. Two injured people were taken to Munsyari for medical treatment.

Nepal releases new map including Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani under its territory, vows to 'reclaim' them from India

The Nepal government has released a revised political and administrative map showing Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani under its territory

BJP names candidates for 25 Nov bypolls to one Assembly seat in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh, and three seats in West Bengal

Polling in these four assembly seats is scheduled for 25 November.

First commercial flight from Ghaziabad’s Hindon Airport set for today; nine-seater plane to take off for Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh

The first commercial flight from the Hindon civil airport, which is adjacent to the IAF's Hindon airbase, will operate from Friday when a nine-seater plane will take off for Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district.

IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall in six districts of Uttarakhand on 24 and 25 July

IMD said heavy rainfall to occur at Uttarakhand's Nainital, Champawat, Pithoragarh, Udham Singh Nagar, Dehradun and Pauri districts on 24 and 25 July.

Heavy rains lash Uttarakhand with some parts receiving 222 mm of rainfall; IMD says state to have similar weather till 15 July

Heavy rains on Tuesday lashed many parts of Uttarakhand, especially those in Kumaon region, with Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district receiving the maximum of 222 millimetres of showers.

ITBP's efforts to retrieve dead bodies of mountaineers from Nanda Devi East peak hampered due to adverse weather conditions

The acclimatisation process of 20 Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP) mountaineers, who have been sent to retrieve the bodies of eight mountaineers has been hampered due to bad weather condition. The attempt to rescue the trapped mountaineers from Nanda Devi East has been named Operation Daredevil.

ITBP, NDRF teams to retrieve climbers’ bodies from near Nanda Devi peak through land route after weather, terrain mar IAF’s attempts

The bodies of five climbers, who died in avalanche while scaling the Nanda Devi East peak, will be brought back by the land route following IAF helicopters' repeated failure to retrieve them

Water and hopes down to a trickle in Uttarakhand's hilly areas as residents ignored by state abandon their homes

With natural water resources gradually drying up and households still waiting for drinking water connections, Mason village in Uttarakhand's Pauri district is one of worst-hit by migration, earning the moniker of ‘ghost villages’