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Flight operations restart at Pithoragarh, linking sacred lands in Uttarakhand

Flybig to operate a 19-seater aircraft between Dehradun and Pithoragargh thrice a week as flight operations resume from Naini-Saini airport at Pithoragarh

Flight operations restart from Naini-Saini airport at Pithoragarh, linking sacred lands in Uttarakhand (Photo by Twitter/RaghavanO7)
Published on Jan 30, 2024 04:59 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Dehradun

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also interacted with army personnel deployed on the India-China border and the villagers, including tribals and women

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering prayers at Parvati Kund in front of the holy Adi Kailash mountain in Pithoragarh district.
Published on Oct 12, 2023 03:13 PM IST

Over 200 stranded as bridge washes away after heavy rain in Uttarakhand

Flash floods in Uttarakhand have left hundreds stranded as a bridge washed away and debris accumulated in Pithoragarh district.

The locals were seen making way against the strong flow of water.(PTI)
Published on Jul 07, 2023 03:39 PM IST

10 killed as car falls into gorge in Uttarakhand: Police

The accident occurred around 7.30 am when the 10 people were heading to a temple in Hokara town in a Mahindra Bolero car, an official from the Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) said.

Ten people were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a 500-metre-deep gorge in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 01:24 AM IST
By, Pithoragarh

Uttarakhand: 10 dead after vehicle falls into gorge in Pithoragarh

Pithoragarh district magistrate Reena Joshi said there were eleven passengers in the vehicle, adding that the police and revenue officials have reached the accident site

The jeep fell 600-metre into gorge in Hokara village (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 05:06 PM IST

Uttarakhand man accused of killing wife, 3 women in family, found dead: Police

Police said the accused had telephoned his mother within hours after committing the crime on Friday saying that he was going to die by suicide

Police said the man’s body was found hanging from a tree. (Representative Image)
Updated on May 15, 2023 03:18 PM IST

Man stabs three female members of family in a fit of rage in Uttarakhand: Police

According to police, the accused entered into a heated exchange with some of the family members and in a fit of rage murdered them

After committing the crime, the accused fled from the spot along with his wife. (Getty file image)
Updated on May 12, 2023 01:37 PM IST

Earthquake of magnitude 3.1 hits Uttarakhand, no damages reported

According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS) website, the earthquake occurred around 5 km beneath the earth’s surface at 6:15am

Uttarakhand has reported several minor earthquakes in the past month. (Representative file image)
Updated on May 11, 2023 01:02 PM IST

Two earthquakes of magnitude 3 and 2.6 hit Uttarkashi in last 12 hours

Last year on April 3, Uttarkashi reported an earthquake of magnitude 4.1. On the same day, tremors with magnitude 3 were felt in the Pithoragarh district. On February 17, Chimoli district was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 3.3

 (Representative Photo)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 01:44 PM IST

Uttarakhand: Aipan folk art form gets GI recognition; 5 other crafts included

According to the documents submitted by Uttarakhand authorities in GI Registry, Uttarakhand Aipan art form is used to decorate floors and walls at places of worship

Aipan is a ritualistic folk art, native to the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. (Trikon Society | Twitter)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 11:31 AM IST

Adventure cycle rally in Pithoragarh to boost tourism near India-China border

Participants of the adventure cycle rally will have to cover a distance of 36 kilometres from Gunji village to Adi Kailash in Pithoragarh and return. The aim is to vitalise villages close to the India-China border via adventure tourism activities

Adventure cycle rally in Pithoragarh to boost tourism near India-China border (Twitter/deepak_015)
Updated on Apr 21, 2022 08:10 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Pithoragarh

‘Will give fitting reply if anyone tries to occupy our land’: Rajnath Singh

Singh, a senior BJP leader, was in poll-bound Uttarakhand to launch the second leg of the ‘Shaheed Samman Yatra’ from Jhaulkhet Moonakot in Pithoragarh district.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh speaks at Shaheed Samman Yatra in Pithoragarh.(ANI )
Published on Nov 21, 2021 02:54 AM IST
By, Hindustan Times, Pithoragarh

Uttarakhand man murders elder brother for not offering him tea

A tiff over making tea in a remote village in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district ended in a murder.

Police have registered a case of murder on the complaint of the deceased’s father.(Representational photo Getty Images)
Published on Dec 07, 2020 03:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Rudrapur | ByMohan Rajput

Rain and topography triggering flash floods, landslides in Uttarakhand hills, say experts

Over 40 people have died in rain-related disasters in Uttarakhand in the current monsoon.

A seasonal river overflowing in Dehradun on Monday after continuous rainfall.(Paras Negi/HT Photo)
Published on Aug 10, 2020 05:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySuparna Roy| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Frequent tectonic activities, climate change causing landslides in Pithoragarh, say experts

Frequent small earthquakes in Pithoragarh loosen the soil which then become prone to major landslides during heavy rain.

The aftermath of a cloudburst in Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.(HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Aug 06, 2020 04:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pithoragarh | ByBD Kasniyal | Edited by Sabir Hussain

Badrinath highway opens after 20 hours, stranded pilgrims relieved

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.

Landslide on Badrinath Highway.(HT Photo)
Published on Sep 30, 2019 04:50 AM IST
Dehradun | ByHT Correspondent

One dead, two injured as heavy rains lash Pithoragarh, Chamoli districts of Uttarakhand

Several houses were damaged and livestock washed away in parts of Chamoli district, including Govindghat and Tharali areas, owing to incessant rains.

At least one person was dead and two others were injured after heavy rains lashed parts of Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts.(PTI Photo)
Updated on Sep 07, 2019 01:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun/Pithoragarh | ByHT Correspondent

40-year-old woman abducted, gang-raped in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh

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.

A 40-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by two men in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district.(AFP File Photo)
Updated on May 05, 2019 03:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By

Quake shakes Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh, no casualties reported

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.

An earthquake was felt on Sunday in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district bordering Nepal but no casualties were reported (Representative photo)(HT)
Published on Nov 11, 2018 06:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehra Dun | ByHT Correspondent

Uttarakhand government starts providing essential items to areas near China border

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.

The Uttarakhand High Court had directed the state government to provide essential items to people in nearly a dozen villages near China border in Pithoragarh district which at present are inaccessible through road.(HT File Photo)
Published on Oct 15, 2018 03:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Nainital | By

Denied access to burial ground, SCs in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh threaten to change religion

The families have alleged that members of the so-called upper castes are objecting to providing a route, and the ground.

Nearly 150 Scheduled Caste (SC) members of Huneti village in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand have threatened to change their religion if they are not provided with burial rights at a 0.96 hectare traditional land.(Represenative Image/File Photo)
Updated on Oct 07, 2018 02:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By

Pithoragarh reels under rain fury: One goes missing, 41 villages cut off

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

At a press conference jointly addressed by officials monitoring rescue and relief operations in rain-hit Pithoragarh, additional secretary, disaster management Suvin Bansal said work was also on to improve the early warning system pertaining to earthquake warning.(HT Photo)
Published on Jul 03, 2018 10:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Nainital | By

Cook from Uttarakhand arrested for bugging Indian diplomat’s house to help Pakistan’s ISI

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.

Ramesh Singh Kanyal came up on the ATS radar after Army intelligence tipped it off on his alleged activities.(Representative image)
Updated on May 24, 2018 09:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By

U’khand HC reserves order on delimitation of municipal bodies

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

The high court fixed May 14 as the next date for hearing the case pertaining to the urban local body election.(HT File)
Published on May 08, 2018 09:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Bridges built to help stranded villagers reach Vyans valley

The Border Roads Organisation constructed the bridges after tracks linking Dharchula with the Vyans valley were damaged.

The wooden bridge between India and Nepal comes as a sigh of relief for the Indian villagers.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 10:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pithoragarh | ByBadri Kasniyal
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