As heavy rainfall and cloudbursts hit Uttarakhand, a vehicle and a bridge got washed away in Nachti drain on the Lipulekh border of border tehsil Dharchula of Pithoragarh district, breaking the connection of Om Parvat Kalapani with Gunji.
"A large number of stretches have been completed. We are hoping to complete the work on the road by 2024 which will allow pilgrims to use vehicles right up to the last point in India," Indian Army's Engineer in Chief Lt Gen Harpal Singh said.
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], September 24 (ANI): As many as 40 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra passengers including several locals got stuck at the Tawaghat Lipulekh National Highway after a large part of the hill fell on road near Uttarakhand's Najang Tamba village.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 28 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Sher Shah Deuba on Saturday claimed that Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani are their territories.
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba undertook a wide-ranging discussion during the latter's India visit, including a brief deliberation on the border dispute between the two countries, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 23 (ANI): The construction of the road leading to the China border in the Lipulekh area of Dharchula in Uttarakhand is in the final stages, said the Border Road Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday.
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 27 (ANI): Former Nepal Prime Minister and Chairman of opposition party CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli has vowed to "take back" Indian territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh if he returns to power.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 27 (ANI): Nepali caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has ruled out possibilities of holding elections, announced to be held in November, in the disputed tri-junction of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani.
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 10 (ANI): Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will embark on a visit to India on January 14, caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli announced, adding that the issue related to Nepal's new map will be on the agenda for discussion.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 5 (ANI): After heavy snowfall on Tuesday, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel undertook snow clearing operations at their camps in Lipulekh, Gunji, and Kalapani areas.
New York [US], August 31 (ANI): Amid tensions with India over the standoff in Eastern Ladakh sector, China has reportedly built a surface-to-air missile near a lake, which is a part of the Kailash-Mansarovar.