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C. Paulrasu, executive director of Tea Board at Coonoor, congratulates G. Udayakumar. (Photo:DC)

Ooty special white tea bags top US honour

Avataa' producers said that the white tea' from Nilgiris is gaining popularity in Western countries.

23 Jan 2018 1:20 AM IST

A tiger spotted during signs survey at Bandipur National Park. (Photo: DC)

Ooty: Tiger count in buffer zone of MTR begins

Tiger count along with habitat evaluation and tiger prey base census' in the buffer zone of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve...

20 Jan 2018 3:10 AM IST

Drawing of fire-line is underway in MTR jungles.(Photo: DC)

Drawing of fire-line for 400 km underway at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

About 60 fire watchers are already on duty to monitor the situation in the woods.

10 Jan 2018 6:27 AM IST

The Karnataka Siri Horticulture Garden(KSHG) at Fern Hill area in Ooty. (Photo: DC)

Nilgiris Siri horticulture garden inaugurated

Rs 12 crore project includes glass house, Italin gardens.

9 Jan 2018 3:47 AM IST

Government Botanical Garden in Ooty. (Photo: DC)

30 lakh tourists visit botanical garden

This showed that GBG is ever growing as a most preferred tourist spot in the hills, Mr Samraj added.

4 Jan 2018 6:14 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami

Subsidy should go to all small tea growers: Edappadi K.Palaniswami

He further stated that there around 60,000 STG families in Nilgiris, and, many of them are regular suppliers of their...

2 Jan 2018 6:01 AM IST

The new railway line proposal covering around 210-km traverses through Biligiri Rangasamy Temple Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Karnataka and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode district, he said.

Greens oppose new train track cutting through STR

New railway line will be disastrous to tiger habitat: TNGM.

29 Dec 2017 5:47 AM IST

Grapefruits grow well in Coonoor slopes. (Photo: DC)

West Indian grapefruit triggers interest in Ooty

The fruiting season of 'Grapefruit' has just begun in the couple of trees in the Attadi area in Coonoor.

27 Dec 2017 6:23 AM IST

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls Mr.Raja was defeated by a margin of over one lakh votes. (File photo)

Re-emergence of A Raja in Nilgiris constituency likely

However, for Mr C.Gopalakrishnan (AIADMK), incumbent MP of Nilgiris, the verdict is not palatable.

22 Dec 2017 3:28 AM IST

Kumki elephants Wasim and Vijay, upon their arrival at Ettimoola village near Gudalur. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu: Newly brought in Kumkis turn violent

Forest sources said that on Sunday night Wasim turned violent and from Monday night onwards it was the turn of Vijay.

21 Dec 2017 3:41 AM IST

Foresters trail across the MTR woods to gather data for animal population estimation and habitat evaluation exercise. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu: Animal population evaluation begins

For this year's post-monsoon animal population estimation purpose, the MTR woods have been divided into 36 transect...

19 Dec 2017 3:34 AM IST

According to Kodaikanal foresters, the walkway will consist of a bridge designed with a rope and will pass through the canopy of the pristine forest.

Tamil Nadu: Badaga tribes oppose move to make hill village reserve...

On Sunday, the Badaga community leaders held a meet at Ajjoor village to formulate their strategies to counter this...

18 Dec 2017 7:42 AM IST