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.
The find of the last video of the climbers, who lost their lives in Nanda Devi area in district Pithoragarh in May this year, shows seven persons moving on snow and one mountaineer filming the proceedings through a camera attached to his helmet.
A timely intervention by local villagers helped in rescuing two missing research scholars from Panchachuli in district Pithoragarh on Sunday.…
The tiring and long walk, negotiating the rough terrain, varies from 6 to 12 kms, from village to hospital and back.
