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Robust blooming of Kurinji flowers in Kotagiri slopes. (Photo:DC)

Bloom of legendary kurinji begins in Kotagiri

The Kurunji Aandavar' temple in Kodaikanal reflects the sacredness of this ancient flower.

21 July 2018 3:03 AM IST

Landslip at Woodcock road in St.Marys hill area in Ooty damages vehicles along the road side.(Photo: DC)

Rain-soaked slopes prone to landslips in Ooty

Residents here want some extra precautionary measures such as identifying landslip prone areas on that road to guide...

18 July 2018 6:53 AM IST

An huge uprooted tree near Kattabettu paralyzed traffic on Coonoor-Kotagiri road on Monday morning. (Photo:DC)

Power, transport hit in Nilgiris

Rain continues unabated in the central and western parts of Nilgiris, that includes Ooty, Kundah, Gudalur and Pandalur...

17 July 2018 2:07 AM IST

Streets are flooded after a sudden heavy downpour on Wednesday evening in Chennai. (Photo: DC)

Holiday declared in Nilgiris schools after heavy rains

The uprooting of trees in a few places also played havoc with power supply in Ooty and its suburbs on Wednesday.

12 July 2018 6:25 AM IST

Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Company in Ooty which has been closed now. (Photo: DC)

Industrial decline slows down job growth in Nilgiris

Now, Sterling Biotech, a private industry, has been closed, at least on a temporary basis, due to issues related to...

9 July 2018 6:17 AM IST

Different varieties of fruits that are grown in Nilgiris.(Photo: DC)

Pomological garden mooted to boost Ooty tourism

It is also pertinent to note that native fruits like Elaeocarpus, hill jamun are good in treating diabetics.

1 July 2018 6:30 AM IST

The sloth bear that strayed into farm fields along Doddabetta slopes. (Photo: DC)

Fruiting pears lure bears into farmlands near Nilgiris

The foresters also formed a team to trace the movement of the bear to chalk out their next plan of action.

28 Jun 2018 6:29 AM IST

Ooty collector Innocent Divya.

Ooty collector urged to speed up ration cards

The district administration should look into this issue immediately to issue smart cards to new applicants based on...

26 Jun 2018 6:30 AM IST

Unplanned road repair and improvement works often leads to traffic snarls in Marappalam-Burliar-Kallar sector of the Ooty-NH. (Photo: DC)

Unplanned road works on busy Ooty-NH causes nightmare: G Janardhanan

â€œCarrying out black-topping works without prior announcement and stopping traffic along the road should not be done''.

26 Jun 2018 6:28 AM IST

The Guinness Park at Kuruthukuli near Ooty. (Photo: DC)

Greens for Guinness Park' land state takeover

From then onwards, the near 80-acre of land at Kuruthukuli, where the record creating event was held, had come to be...

25 Jun 2018 6:46 AM IST

A sloth bear that strayed into tea gardens near Aravenu in Kotagiri. (Photo:DC)

Wild bear movement near Kotagiri scares residents

The residents there want an immediate plan of action from the foresters to place cages to capture and relocate the wild...

23 Jun 2018 3:23 AM IST

Carcass of the tiger found in Devarshola limits near Gudalur in Nilgiris. (Photo:DC)

Mystery shrouds tiger death in Nilgiris border

Forest department sources said that the cause of the death of this nearly 10-12-year-old male tiger could not be...

23 Jun 2018 3:20 AM IST