Dharchula

Alleging the use of explosives beyond permissible limit in widening of a border road in Uttarakhand's Dharchula, Congress MLA Harish Dhami on Monday said he will not let it "become another Joshimath".

Windscreens of four trucks were damaged in Dharchula, a border town, and their drivers had to jump into Kali river to save themselves as they were attacked with stones from Nepal, officials said on Saturday.

India has reportedly closed a suspension bridge in Dharchula area of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district connecting to Nepal since Monday morning, following Sunday's stone-throwing incident on Indian workers by Nepalese nationals.

The dissatisfaction in a section of Congress in Uttarakhand over the revamp of state unit has started spilling out into the open with three-time MLA from Dharchula Harish Dhami accusing the party of ignoring merit in the new appointments.

India and Nepal on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for construction of a motorable bridge with the Indian grant assistance over the Mahakali River connecting Dharchula in Uttarakhand with Darchula in Nepal.

The 110-metre bridge sanctioned by the Centre over the Kali river in Dharchula sub-division of this district will be the second motor bridge on the India-Nepal border in Uttarakhand, officials said on Saturday.

Union Cabinet on Thursday approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for construction of a bridge over Mahakali river at Dharchula in Uttarakhand.

Dar - the first village of the Darma valley in Uttarakhand's Dharchula sub-division - is gradually sliding down the slope as the land beneath continues to weaken, making it unfit for human habitation, a geologist who surveyed the village said.

Five people, including three children, were killed and two others went missing after three houses collapsed in a village following heavy rain in Dharchula sub-division of the district in Uttarakhand, an official said today.

Monsoon 2020: Heavy rain and landslides caused extensive damage in Uttrakhand's Dharchula district. Many houses have been badly damaged. Residents have requested the local administration to allow them to look for their belongings that are still under the rubble.

Dharchula SDM Anil Kumar Shukla on Friday informed that Nepal has recently closed the footbridge connecting India-Nepal several times, disrupting the supply of essential commodities into their country.

Border Roads Organisation has completed the construction of road from Dharchula to Lipulekh on China Border.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated a road link between Dharchula (Uttarakhand) and Lipulekh (India-China border) which will drastically cut the travel time of the Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims.

An 80-km strategically crucial road connecting the Lipulekh pass at a height of 17,000 feet along the border with Tibet in Uttarakhand with Dharchula was thrown open by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today.

A landslide on the route to Kailash-Mansarovar prompted the district administration to call back a 56-member batch of pilgrims to Dharchula base camp for safety reasons on Monday.

Alleging the use of explosives beyond permissible limit in widening of a border road in Uttarakhand's Dharchula, Congress MLA Harish Dhami on Monday said he will not let it "become another Joshimath".

Windscreens of four trucks were damaged in Dharchula, a border town, and their drivers had to jump into Kali river to save themselves as they were attacked with stones from Nepal, officials said on Saturday.

India has reportedly closed a suspension bridge in Dharchula area of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district connecting to Nepal since Monday morning, following Sunday's stone-throwing incident on Indian workers by Nepalese nationals.

The dissatisfaction in a section of Congress in Uttarakhand over the revamp of state unit has started spilling out into the open with three-time MLA from Dharchula Harish Dhami accusing the party of ignoring merit in the new appointments.

India and Nepal on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for construction of a motorable bridge with the Indian grant assistance over the Mahakali River connecting Dharchula in Uttarakhand with Darchula in Nepal.

The 110-metre bridge sanctioned by the Centre over the Kali river in Dharchula sub-division of this district will be the second motor bridge on the India-Nepal border in Uttarakhand, officials said on Saturday.

Union Cabinet on Thursday approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for construction of a bridge over Mahakali river at Dharchula in Uttarakhand.

Dar - the first village of the Darma valley in Uttarakhand's Dharchula sub-division - is gradually sliding down the slope as the land beneath continues to weaken, making it unfit for human habitation, a geologist who surveyed the village said.

Five people, including three children, were killed and two others went missing after three houses collapsed in a village following heavy rain in Dharchula sub-division of the district in Uttarakhand, an official said today.

Monsoon 2020: Heavy rain and landslides caused extensive damage in Uttrakhand's Dharchula district. Many houses have been badly damaged. Residents have requested the local administration to allow them to look for their belongings that are still under the rubble.

Dharchula SDM Anil Kumar Shukla on Friday informed that Nepal has recently closed the footbridge connecting India-Nepal several times, disrupting the supply of essential commodities into their country.

Border Roads Organisation has completed the construction of road from Dharchula to Lipulekh on China Border.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated a road link between Dharchula (Uttarakhand) and Lipulekh (India-China border) which will drastically cut the travel time of the Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims.

An 80-km strategically crucial road connecting the Lipulekh pass at a height of 17,000 feet along the border with Tibet in Uttarakhand with Dharchula was thrown open by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today.

A landslide on the route to Kailash-Mansarovar prompted the district administration to call back a 56-member batch of pilgrims to Dharchula base camp for safety reasons on Monday.