News around Pithoragarh

• Body of another jawan recovered, avalanche toll rises to 3

  Bodies of Havaldar Sanstosh Chand and constable Pradip Singh, both from Pithoragarh district, had been recovered yesterday itself, he said. DEHRADUN: The toll in Monday night avalanche at Siyalekh checkpost on India-China border in Uttarakhand today rose to ...

• Weather improves slightly in N India;Jammu-Srinagar NH closed

  NEW DELHI: Weather conditions in some parts of North India, which had been hit by rains and snowfall, improved slightly today even though the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for third consecutive day. In the wake of heavy rain and ...

• BUYERS FOR PIPAVAV DEFENCE AWAIT RS 12,000-CRORE LOAN RECAST

  Mumbai: The decisions of the BM Munjal-led Hero Group and the Mahindra & Mahindra Group — which have shown interest in buying a stake in Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering — hinge on the massive R12,000-loan recast package for the ...

• Two Armymen killed in avalanche

  Comment · print · T T T+· T- Two Army personnel were killed and one went missing on Monday night when an avalanche hit the border post of the Kumaon Scouts near the Indo-Nepal border at Pithoragarh district's Chiyalekh region. Four ...

• Two Armymen killed, one missing in avalanche

  Comment · print · T T T+· T- Two Army personnel were killed and one went missing on Monday night when an avalanche hit the border post of the Kumaon Scouts near the Indo-Nepal border at Pithoragarh district's Chiyalekh region. Four ...

• Unseasonal snow kills 2 in hill state

  An unseasonal snowstorm in Uttarakhand, which is still recovering from the flash floods of 2013, claimed the lives of two army jawans in the Pithoragarh region last evening. A third jawan is missing.

• Snowfall in high ranges to continue

  and Meteorological Centre has forecast light rain/snow at isolated places especially in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts and dry weather in the rest of Uttarakhand on Wednesday. Heavy to very heavy rainfall was reported in various parts ...

• 18,527 students for State Board exam in Pithoragarh

  as 18,527 students are going to appear in the upcoming high school and intermediate board examinations in Pithoragarh to be held from March 10, 2015. Out of these total 18527 students, 10017 (from both regular and private categories) are going to ...

• Plan to develop sites for water, winter sports

  hand has many destinations which can be used for water and winter sports and the State Government intends to develop Sonali (Roorkee), Pancheshwar dam, Chandrapuri reservoir, Dayara and Munsyari for promoting these sports. The Chief Minister, Harish ...

• Deadly avalanche sweeps away two soldiers, one missing

  DEHRADUN: Two soldiers were swept away by deadly avalanche that hit their post at Chhiyalakh on the border with Nepal in Pithorgarh district at around 8pm on Monday. While both have died, one remains missing. Four others who had been buried under ...

• Rains, snow kill four in North India

  Incessant rains and heavy snowfall claimed the lives of two Army jawans in Uttarakhand and as many persons in HP, even as the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second day on Tuesday. “Two Army copters were pressed into service to ...

• Two army personnel killed in avalanche in Pithoragarh

  Two jawans of Indian Army's Kumayun Scouts were killed after an avalanche hit their barrack at Chiyalekh near Indo-Nepal border in the state's Pithoragrah district. While four army personnel were injured, one jawan is reported to be missing. The ...

• Eight soldiers of Kumaon Scouts trapped in avalanche near Pithoragarh, three dead

  IBNLive.com March 3, 2015 13:58 PM New Delhi: Three soldiers of Kumaon Scouts died after getting trapped in an avalanche in Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand. According to sources, eight soldiers were trapped in the avalanche of whom ...

• Avalanche strikes Army camp; 2 soldiers dead, 4 hurt, 2 missing

  DEHRADUN : An avalanche on the Kumaon squad Army camp at Chhiyalekh in Pithoragarh district killed two soldiers on the spot, while four others seriously injured were rescued and search was on for the missing two soldiers. The rescue operations were ...

• Life disrupted in Uttarakhand

  Comment · print · T T T+· T- Snowfall and rains disrupted life as they continued to lash Uttarakhand for over 24 hours with Devprayag and Dehradun receiving heavy rainfall of 72.2 mm and 71.6 mm respectively, on Monday morning, Director ...

• Road Accident injures eight in almora

  cessant rain lashing different parts of the Kumaon region for the past two days, eight persons were injured when a jeep they were travelling in met with an accident in Almora. The jeep was on its way from Haldwani to Thal (Pithoragarh) when it met ...

• Rain, snow throw life out of gear

  very heavy rainfall was reported in various parts of Uttarakhand since Sunday. Mountainous areas of Kanatal, Kaddukhal, Surkanda Devi and Dhanaulti near Dehradun witnessed snowfall on Monday. Dehradun received 71.60 mm rainfall by 8.30 am on Monday ...

• Rains lash Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand while heavy snowfall shuts down Jammu-Srinagar highway

  In Uttarakhand, with CBSE Class 10 Board examinations beginning today, school children faced difficulty in reaching their examination centres with continuing downpour affecting traffic on heavily waterlogged roads. PTI Rains continued to ...

• Incessant rains disrupt normal life in Uttarakhand

  today as incessant rains lashed the state for over 24 hours while the higher reaches of of Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi districts receiving snowfall, bringing the state under cold conditions. With CBSE Class 10 Board examinations beginning ...

• CM hears people's suggestions for Budget

  ognisance of the plight of people who are unhappy with Union Railway Budget and General Budget-2015-16, Chief Minister Harish Rawat has decided to give some solace to the people of Uttarakhand through State Budget. In this regard, he interacted with ...

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