Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], October 9 (ANI): Heavy snowfall lashed several areas in Dharchula town in Pithoragarh district, leaving up to two feet of snow in the upper areas and blocking key roads near the Nepal border on Sunday, officials said.
Pithoragarh (Uttrakhand) [India], July 20 (ANI): Three people in the Madkot village lost their lives while eight people from a neighbouring village are missing following a cloudburst, according to the District Magistrate Pithoragarh V K Jogdande.
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], June 5 (ANI): Operations to rescue mountaineers at the Nanda Devi peak here is likely to extend as bad weather and high sharp winds in the Himalayan Belt are hampering rescue efforts, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police said on Wednesday.
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], June 1 (ANI): Vijay Kumar Jogdande, District Magistrate Pithoragarh, on Saturday said that the administration is taking all the steps necessary to locate and help the mountaineers who are missing from the Nanda Devi trek.