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File picture of the Burnfoot lake at Thalaiyattimund in the late 1800s

Ooty: Nilgiris needs new water management plan

That the district's dependency on lorries has grown in four decades shows the utter lack of water planning in the...

26 Oct 2018 6:10 AM IST

Power fence erected around a private land in Segur Valley Elephant Corridor. (File photo)

Fences on private lands in jumbo corridor to go

When contacted, Collector of the Nilgiris, Ms. J. Innocent Divya, said that she heard about the court directions in this...

25 Oct 2018 6:21 AM IST

Ooty collector Innocent Divya.

Nilgiris Mountain Railway day: Ooty world heritage train turns 110

The Railways should look into increasing the speed of the NMR train to bring down the lengthy journey time.

16 Oct 2018 6:20 AM IST

Karti Chidambaram

ED attaches Colladia', Karti Chidambaram's Ooty bungalow

The Enforcement Directorate action is related to the INX Media case.

12 Oct 2018 5:23 AM IST

Safety should come first, particularly on Ooty-MTR road

The 15-km stretch between Ooty and the Kallhatti check-post on this road is generally a busy area and any mishap can be...

5 Oct 2018 4:47 AM IST

Negotiating winding roads of Ooty hills no piece of cake

This will also help the police to find out whether some anti-social elements hide in remote tourist cottages.

5 Oct 2018 4:43 AM IST

Mangled remains of the car amidst the bushes in the woods along the Ooty-MTR road. Image; DC

5 killed in Ooty as car falls into gorge

The group of friends came to Ooty on Sunday evening and stayed in a resort at Fern Hill booked in the name of Jude Anto...

4 Oct 2018 3:44 AM IST

The event coincided with the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi scripting a new history in the annals of the NMR, a World Heritage Site.

DC IMPACT: Vintage loco returns to NMR rails to salute Gandhi's memory

This coal-fired loco too was retired from service in late 2016 and made as an exhibit in the railway station yard here.

3 Oct 2018 6:20 AM IST

Defunct staff quarters of HPF at Indu Nagar in Ooty. Image: DC

Ooty: Unused HPF quarters now good game for holiday infra

The HPF staff quarters with even kitchen facilities would be highly suitable for home-stay concept.

28 Sept 2018 4:28 AM IST

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Nilgiris' push to explore tribal parts

Though tourism potential is more in the suburbs and rural areas in Nilgiris, the impetus is lacking to promote tourism...

28 Sept 2018 4:25 AM IST

Oberonia verticillata and Satyrium nepalense

Wild orchids in Nilgiris in full bloom

The elegant orchids are known for their shape, colour and their adaptive behavior in the jungles.

21 Sept 2018 3:31 AM IST

Dr V. Ramsundar. (Right) Phalaenopsis, a commercial orchid. Image: DC

Agro-climate suitable for commercial orchids: Expert

These commercial orchids are known for their natural colours, architecture and shapes.

21 Sept 2018 3:25 AM IST