Pithoragarh, July 27 -- The third batch of Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims returned to Gunji from Tibet via the Lipulekh Pass on Saturday morning, officials said. According to officials, the group comprised 47 pilgrims from across the country. The batch had crossed into Tibet through the Lipulekh Pass on July 18. "With the return of the third batch, a total of 140 pilgrims have completed the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in three groups so far this year," said Dhan Singh, in-charge of the base camp of nodal agency Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) at Dharchula. He added that two more batches, each comprising 50 pilgrims, are scheduled to arrive on August 4 and 9. "Though the batch was originally scheduled to halt at Bundi or Gunji on Saturday evening, due to accommodation constraints amid the ongoing panchayat elections, we are trying to bring the group back to Dharchula for the night, subject to road conditions," Singh said. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, which resumed this year after a five-year hiatus, is accommodating 750 pilgrims - through the Nathu La route in Sikkim and 250 through the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand. HTC...