Pithoragarh

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Taking cognizance on the media reports that the Uttarakhand government is charging for helicopter services from the disaster affected people in Pithoragarh, state government has issued clarification on Sunday. They clarified that the news is completely misleading. In view of the possibility of heavy rains and on the instructions of the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to ...

Landslides caused by rain has killed two people in Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand. A man from Samkot who was in the Khari, came to pull out a dead body from a gorge died due to stones falling from the hill. At the same time, due to heavy rains in Madkot, a man fell into a ditch when his foot slipped and ...

India’s joint operation with Nepal army started in the military sector of Pithoragarh. This time the drill has been named ‘Suryakiran 12’. During this ten-day exercise, the teams will practice under the joint strategy of dealing with terrorism in the mountainous regions of both the countries. The exchange of information between the two armies will also be shared during this ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Nine devotees were killed and 12 injured when a speeding dumper rammed into a group of pilgrims on a trek to the Purnagiri Temple in neighbouring Champawat district early today, an official said. The pilgrims hailing from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh were on way to the Purnagiri Temple on foot when they were knocked down by the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated seven schemes worth of Rs 20 crore and announced 21 schemes worth of Rs 43 crore here in Didihaat, Pithoragarh on Thursday. Chief Minister distributed loan cheques worth Rs 1.70 crore to 275 farmers on two percent interest rate under ‘Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Sahkaritya Kisan Yojna’. Under Agriculture Mechanization scheme ...

Problems coming from the communication and internet service of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited over the past several days once again hampered communications on Sunday. The OFC line connecting Pithoragarh from Lohaghat had broken. The reason for which BSNL’s communications service hours were interrupted in the Pithoragarh. Apart from the Internet service, the people of Pithoragarh also did not have mobile ...

A man named Guddu threw acid on a woman who lived in a rented  property in district headquarters Pithoragarh. The acid thrower is absconding. The woman has been admitted to the District Hospital. According to the doctor, women has received burnsbetween 20 to 25 percent. Tthe woman had eloped with Guddu almost two years ago. She returned to her husband ...

Strange but true, Kailash Mansarovar Yatra would be costly affairs by next year.   To make yatra more comfortable Kumoan Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN), which organise yatra on the direction of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), is planning to install solar power geyser and solar light so that pigrims would get unhindered hot water supply and lights during night. In ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In  a bid to assess the ground situation at indo china border Lt Gen BS Negi, Army Commander, Central Command today visited the forward Areas of Pithoragarh and Gunji. The General Officer along with the Formation Commander carried out aerial operational reconnaissance of the forward Areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The Army Commander took ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Eleven Air Warriors of the Indian Air Force who had set course for trekking to Sundardunga Glacier, located in the Himalayan range on  October 28  returned to  the Air Force Station at Bhowali in Nainital district safe and sound. The trekking team was received at the Air Force Station Bhowali by the Station Commander Group Captain S ...