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MindEscapes

Exploring the picturesque Nilgiris

MindEscapes in Nilgiris District marries heritage and technology, and the successful union hones minds and hearts, writes Apsara Reddy
15 Jul 2022 1:01 PM
Aditya Roy Kapur.

Aditya Roy Kapur heads to Ooty for 'Sadak 2'

Apart from Sadak 2, Kapur’s slate includes Mohit Suri’s Malang and Anurag Basu's untitled film.
16 Oct 2019 4:16 PM
View of the north-eastern corner of the race course in Ooty where the parking space is proposed. (DC)

Ooty race course may give land for parking lot

Facility will help accomodating vehicles in hill town.
19 Aug 2019 1:53 AM
The bench said the showcause notice has been issued as the district administration has been facing a lot of problems for parking the vehicles as more than 35 lakh tourist visit the place and around 2 lakhs vehicles arrive in Ooty.

Will MRC be shifted to outskirts of Ooty?

The district collector submitted that she would make a survey and file a report on the next hearing.
18 Aug 2019 2:26 AM
Several residents of the Nilgiri district filed a petition that due to the huge number of tourists who visit Ooty, the hill station is become dirtier due to the immense amount of plastic waste they leave behind. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Ooty to ban single-use plastics from August 15

To curb the huge amount of plastic waste generated by tourists, the district administration has planned to ban the entry of these plastics.
25 Jun 2019 6:33 PM
Ooty hills

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 easily spotted.
05 Oct 2018 4:47 AM
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 Sep 2018 4:28 AM
Bloom of flowers has just commenced at the famous Govt Botanical Garden in Ooty as tourists influx begins to surge for autumn season. Image: DC

Ooty: Nilgiris looks ahead to a vibrant autumn season this year

Hills resplendent with green, amid call for ‘Kurinji’ picnics.
07 Sep 2018 5:01 AM
Graham William Lynn and Silviya travelling in a charted train in Nilgiri Mountain Railway on Friday. (Image: DC)

UK honeymooning couple hire Ooty train

Mr Lynn, an engineer, while talking to DC, said that from his childhood he was attracted towards the steam locomotives. 
01 Sep 2018 1:29 AM
Dogs at the three day annual dog show in Ooty. (Image: DC)

Ooty: 3-day annual dog show gets underway

The annual dog show has attracted tourists in good numbers every year. 
05 May 2018 5:13 AM
Casual labourers in government run gardens and farms in Nilgiris, who began an indefinite strike, stage a dharna at the Government Botanical Garden in Ooty. (Image: DC)

Ooty summer shows may be hit

The workers who began their indefinite strike on Friday morning gathered at the Government Botanical Garden and staged a sit-in.  
05 May 2018 5:10 AM
Switcheroo band.

‘Switch’ your unwind mode on

In a candid chat, they share the inside track with us...
23 Jan 2018 12:10 AM
When we were children, my father probably arm-wrestled his colleagues for the keys to the guesthouse in Ooty where he would sit in an old planter's chair on the verandah fondly imagining he was part of the landed gentry.

Hype & Hypocisy

Sadly, Ooty, once known as the queen of hill stations, is now a tattered jade.
09 Apr 2017 4:44 AM
Varun Tej

Varun Tej is back at work

Two films of Varun Tej have got delayed because of his injury.
22 Nov 2016 12:14 AM
Varun Tej

Varun Tej injured on sets of Mister

But the actor insists that he goes on with the shoot.
01 Oct 2016 12:30 AM
Deputy Commissioner Nisha Parthiban examines the car, in which a man was found strangled to death in Coimbatore. (Photo: DC)

Coimbatore: Taxi driver found strangled to death in car

The Sai Baba Colony police have registered a case under IPC section 302 for murder.
08 Mar 2016 6:40 AM
View of the charming Bird of Paradise flower.

Ooty: Bird of Paradise, choicest flower

The flower obtains its name from its unique shaped flowers, which resemble that of brilliantly coloured birds in flight.
26 Jan 2016 6:47 AM
The stray jumbos strolling along tea gardens in Kundhapalam near Ooty. (Photo: DC)

Chennai stray jumbos scare residents

Fears of man-animal conflict continue to haunt hills
20 Oct 2015 12:28 PM
Mahatma Gandhi is seen walking along Ettines road in Ooty on his way to address a public meeting in February 1934. S.Tiruvengadam, Congressman in Ooty then and one of the organisers of the meet, is seen behind Mahatma. (Photo: DC)

Mahatma Gandhi visited Ooty in 1934

Septuagenarian cherishes his photo
02 Oct 2015 1:27 PM
Mahatma Gandhi is seen walking along Ettines road in Ooty on his way to address a public meeting in February 1934. S.Tiruvengadam is seen on the left behind Gandhi.

Ooty man recalls Gandhi’s visit

Memory lives on through photograph
02 Oct 2015 12:23 PM

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