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M.N.Bojan having a word with Dr.Abdul Kalam when he visited Ooty in 2008. (Photo: DC)

Library was APJ Abdul Kalam's second home, recalls friend

MN Bojan also recalls the moonlight dinners in the hostel which Dr Kalam enjoyed.

27 July 2017 6:25 AM IST

Bloom of sunflowers in the fields along Hangala in Karnataka (Photo: DC)

Yellow hues give visual treat to Ooty tourists

For the farmers cultivating this flower, it is the time to reap benefits and income as it fetches a good price in the...

26 July 2017 6:33 AM IST

Fumes that emanate from sub-soil surface char the vegetation around at the jungles in Neethimund slopes near Ooty. (Photo: DC)

Fumes from vegetation scare residents of Ooty

While emission of fumes was reported in April, it has begun again now in Athikkal village which is at the foothills of...

25 July 2017 6:38 AM IST

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Stalemate ends as tea auction revives in Nilgiris

The stalemate, which continued over three weeks, crippled the tea economy and the income of the small tea growers.

22 July 2017 6:17 AM IST

Income-tax department on Friday said that it is launching the second phase of Operation Clean Money under which over 60,000 persons, including 1,300 high risk persons will be investigated for excessive cash sales during demonetisation period.

Tourists Karnataka and Jharkhand fined for trespassing into MTR

Meanwhile, the forest patrol team nabbed one Tilakkumar hailing from Bengaluru for feeding monkeys in the woods.

12 July 2017 6:20 AM IST

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GST effect: Major buyers boycott Nilgiris tea auction

All major buyers like HUL, TGBL and exporters have been operating on this model without any issue.

7 July 2017 1:45 AM IST

The two-month-old abandoned wild jumbo calf in Gudalur. (Photo: DC)

Ooty: Elephant calf reunited with mom

As foresters' efforts to find its mother and herd in the nearby jungle vicinity went in vain on Monday.

5 July 2017 6:42 AM IST

Kodanad estate staffer suicide causes flutter

The alleged suicide by one of the estate staffer on Monday appears to have again triggered interest in the complex...

4 July 2017 6:31 AM IST

Foresters at Gudalur trying to unite the two months old abandoned jumbo calf with its mother/herd (Photo: DC)

Ooty: Calf desperately seeks mother jumbo

The foresters are taking efforts to unite the calf with its mother/herd in the jungles.

4 July 2017 1:50 AM IST

A gaur that strayed into the residential area in Coonoor limits in the recent times. (Photo: DC)

Wild bison kills disabled elder near Coonoor

This is the second man-gaur conflict in Coonoor limits within a week.

2 July 2017 6:26 AM IST

Foresters are seen using the Smart Patrolling App during duty inside the woods in MTR. (Photo: DC)

New patrolling App for Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

As the teams move inside the jungles, messages about their location and their patrolling route keep getting registered...

29 Jun 2017 6:27 AM IST

$View of edible tender Bamboo shoots, popularly known as \Ottakudi\ in Badaga language in Nilgiris. (Photo: DC)$ Nation

Badagas go gaga over tender bamboo shoots

More so, the edible bamboo is a veggie wonder during late summer or in the early southwest monsoon season in the...

19 Jun 2017 6:58 AM IST