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Waterfalls that have sprouted in Coonoor-Burliar slopes along Ooty-NH turn out to be tourist attraction (Photo: DC)

Monsoon rains open up waterfalls on Ooty NH

Cascading waters from rocky slopes continue to attract tourists in hill station.

25 Oct 2017 6:25 AM IST

Road transport authorities have come up with a series of initiatives to bring down the increasing number of road accidents on national and state highways in West Godavari.

Ooty: Residents seek action against banners on trees

According to sources, four persons hailing from Ooty rural limits were returning from Bengaluru in a car on Sunday...

23 Oct 2017 6:34 AM IST

Hill train lovers called for more trips on the racked Coonoor-Mettupalayam sector of the NMR and re-introduction of coal-fired steam locomotives (Representational Image)

Ooty celebratres Nilgiris Mountain Railway Day

Railways should come forward to re-introduce the coal-powered steam locomotive in NMR to maintain its heritage status.

16 Oct 2017 9:50 AM IST

Manthalir St Thomas Church, Kulanada. Courtesy: manthalircathedral. blogspot.in

St Thomas church in Ooty turns 150

The church offers a good view of the Ooty lake.

9 Oct 2017 6:42 AM IST

Parents of a college girl attempted self-immolation in front of a bank in Wellington cantonment in Nilgiris on Friday. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu: Education loan rejection drives parents to self immolation...

The parents of a college girl in Wellington attempted self-immolation in front of the Syndicate Bank branch.

7 Oct 2017 8:22 AM IST

ICMR is planning to work with international and national companies to develop the vaccine. (Representational image)

Nilgiris set to be declared rabies free zone

In the past 10 years no human rabies case has been reported from the Nilgiris, and since 2008 no animal rabies.

1 Oct 2017 8:03 AM IST

Arrangement of flowers for autumn season at Govt Botanical Garden in Ooty adds extra charm as tourists throng to the hills for puja holiday weekend (Photo: DC)

Ooty witnesses surge in footfalls

Autumn and festival holidays woo tourists to hills.

1 Oct 2017 6:12 AM IST

P. Nasmudi Kuttan and I. Marthey Kuttan

Two Toda youth to play in football tourney

To represent team India at the World Cup Mini-Football tourney that is scheduled in Tunisia in October.

19 Sept 2017 6:15 AM IST

Efforts are being taken to remove eroded soil that has been deposited over the Ooty-Emerald road in Muthorai sector on Sunday. (Photo: DC)

Flawed terrace farming worsens soil erosion

Greens are calling for measures to arrest such erosion and make arrangements for terrace cultivation along the slopes...

18 Sept 2017 6:36 AM IST

Vulture population in Moyar valley jungles near Ooty.

Vultures now inhabit Ebband slopes

Arjuna tree (Marudha Maram in Tamil) to built nests, besides ficus and wild mango trees along the riverine ecostyem in...

2 Sept 2017 5:37 AM IST

Child marriage Act.(Photo:PTI/File)

Tamil Nadu: Child marriage averted in the eleventh hour

The Child Line unit working at RDO Trust at Aruvankadu near here had received information about the proposed marriage.

28 Aug 2017 6:36 AM IST

Nilgiri grown cut-flowers in demand ahead of Onam. (Photo:DC)

Demand for Ooty flowers up for Onam

The flower growers and traders in the hills are looking forward to good tidings through flower trade related economy...

28 Aug 2017 5:21 AM IST