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Uttarakhand man murders elder brother for not offering him tea
By Mohan Rajput | Hindustan Times, Rudrapur
PUBLISHED ON DEC 07, 2020 03:57 PM IST
A tiff over making tea in a remote village in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district ended in a murder.
Rain and topography triggering flash floods, landslides in Uttarakhand hills, say experts
By Suparna Roy| Edited by Sabir Hussain | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
PUBLISHED ON AUG 10, 2020 05:37 PM IST
Over 40 people have died in rain-related disasters in Uttarakhand in the current monsoon.
Frequent tectonic activities, climate change causing landslides in Pithoragarh, say experts
By BD Kasniyal | Edited by Sabir Hussain | Hindustan Times, Pithoragarh
PUBLISHED ON AUG 06, 2020 04:57 PM IST
Frequent small earthquakes in Pithoragarh loosen the soil which then become prone to major landslides during heavy rain.
Badrinath highway opens after 20 hours, stranded pilgrims relieved
By HT Correspondent | Dehradun
PUBLISHED ON SEP 30, 2019 04:50 AM IST
The highway was blocked on Saturday around 2pm after boulders fell from the mountain due to heavy rainfall. After clearing the debris, the road was opened around 11am on Sunday, when over 3900 pilgrims stranded on the way, breathed a sigh of relief as the highway opened.
One dead, two injured as heavy rains lash Pithoragarh, Chamoli districts of Uttarakhand
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Dehradun/Pithoragarh
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2019 01:41 PM IST
Several houses were damaged and livestock washed away in parts of Chamoli district, including Govindghat and Tharali areas, owing to incessant rains.
40-year-old woman abducted, gang-raped in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON MAY 05, 2019 03:34 PM IST
The incident happened on May 1 but came to light on May 3 after the victim lodged a complaint against the two on Saturday, police said. Both the accused have been arrested.
Quake shakes Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh, no casualties reported
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Dehra Dun
PUBLISHED ON NOV 11, 2018 06:05 PM IST
Pithoragarh district magistrate, C Ravi Shanker, said that the first tremors were felt at 12.37 pm and lasted about five seconds while there was another tremor at 12.41 pm.
Uttarakhand government starts providing essential items to areas near China border
By Neeraj Santoshi | Hindustan Times, Nainital
PUBLISHED ON OCT 15, 2018 03:49 PM IST
On October 11, responding to a PIL, the Uttarakhand HC directed the state government to provide necessary rations and other essential items within 24 hours to villages near the China border through helicopter and maintain regular supplies through the same till the winter season is over. These villages have been cut off from the rest of the state as the BRO is constructing a road in the area.
Denied access to burial ground, SCs in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh threaten to change religion
By Nihi Sharma | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2018 02:03 PM IST
The families have alleged that members of the so-called upper castes are objecting to providing a route, and the ground.
Pithoragarh reels under rain fury: One goes missing, 41 villages cut off
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Nainital
PUBLISHED ON JUL 03, 2018 10:02 PM IST
A 35-year-old man was washed away by flash flood triggered by heavy rain in Pithoragarh, one of the worst-hit districts due in the state, besides connectivity to 41 villages was affected due to landslides, mudflow and damaged roads, said officials on Tuesday
Cook from Uttarakhand arrested for bugging Indian diplomat’s house to help Pakistan’s ISI
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON MAY 24, 2018 09:15 PM IST
Anti-Terrorism Squad officials believe the ISI offered to pay the accused in return for crucial information. He had lived in Pakistan as the domestic help of a diplomat for two years.
U’khand HC reserves order on delimitation of municipal bodies
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON MAY 08, 2018 09:50 PM IST
The Uttarakhand high court on Tuesday reserved its order on the delimitation of the municipal bodies in the state and fixed May 14 as the next date for hearing the case pertaining to the urban municipal body election
Bridges built to help stranded villagers reach Vyans valley
By Badri Kasniyal | Hindustan Times, Pithoragarh
UPDATED ON APR 19, 2018 10:01 PM IST
The Border Roads Organisation constructed the bridges after tracks linking Dharchula with the Vyans valley were damaged.