They were on thier way to Tanakpur from Dhyari when the accident took place. The deceased has been identified as 50-year-old Dewan Singh Bisht of Dhyari. He was employed in Paris, where he was living with his family. He had come home on a holiday.

चम्पावत (साई)। उत्तर भारत में प्रसिद्ध चम्पावत जिले के मां पूर्णागिरि मंदिर को वैष्णो देवी की तर्ज पर ट्रस्ट बनाने की प्रक्रिया प्रारम्भ ...

Residents rue poor sanitation:Residents of Tanakpur are facing hardships due to poor sanitation in the town. They said heaps of filth could be seen all over the town and repeated requests to the authorities to get it removed had gone unheard.

Everyday, at least 25 people go past Tanakpur, and there are numerous such entry points along the 1000 km long border across the east west Nepal-India border. These people who search for opportunities elsewhere live under the poverty line.