The Indian contingent, of 334 personnels, is being represented mainly by troops from the Assam Regiment. The Nepal side is being represented by 334 personnels represented mainly by troops from Devi Datta Regiment.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, in a letter to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, informed about this development and two other proposed UDAN services for the Kumaon region in the coming days.
While a CBI probe into illegal tree felling and unauthorised construction inside the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) is still underway, the Uttarakhand Forest Department finds itself entangled in yet another multi-crore scam—this time in Pithoragarh.
Addressing a gathering after laying foundation stone and dedicating to the nation multiple development projects worth about Rs 4,200 crore in in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, Modi said, "The world is amazed."
The Naini-Saini airport of Pithoragarh has received the much awaited license from Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), to run the civil flights.
The incident occurred on the Lipulekh-Tawaghat road, situated approximately 45 kilometers above Dharchula near Lakhanpur, where a significant portion of the hill collapsed onto the road.
The two bridges have been built by Nepal at Malla Ghat and Garbhadhar on Lipulekh road.1 Crore Nepalese Rupees have been spent on the construction of each bridge.
The quake struck in the state at a depth of 10 kilometres, at a latitude of 29.78 and a longitude of 80.13 at around 8:58 am on Sunday.
Earlier in the day, another earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter Scale hit South-Southwest of Jammu and Kashmir's Hanley village, the NCS said.
In West Bengal, elections were held in Karimganj, Kharagpur Sadar and Kaliaganj constituencies, while in Uttarakhand, a bye-election took place in Pithoragarh constituency.
