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Oscar-fame jumbos big draw in Ooty spice show
A major attraction of the show was the ‘spice models’ of Raghu and Bommi, the two elephant calves featured in the Oscar winning documentary, ‘The...
Hydro power units run to full capacity, thanks to heavy rain in west
With heavy rain witnessed in the Western parts of the State, particularly The Nilgiris, storage level in the hydro reservoirs have almost filled up to...
77 foreign tourists charter NMR train
Seventy-seven foreign tourists chartered the iconic steam-powered NMR train for their maiden trip to The Nilgiris on Monday.
Plea to evolve system to check seed prices in Nilgiris
The Madras High Court has ordered notice on a plea seeking to evolve appropriate mechanism to have a check on the prices of seeds sold to the farmers...
Expedite returning of land in Ooty to TN govt for setting up medical...
The DMK's Lok Sabha member A Raja urged Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday to expedite handing over of a...
Tea growers in The Nilgiris in dire straits due to falling prices
Tea growers in The Nilgiris are deeply worried as green tea leaf prices continue to be on a downward spiral.
Medicos say facilities at med colleges mediocre, seek steps for total...
Buildings are in a dilapidated state and students’ hostels lack basic amenities like mess, drinking water, and proper cupboards, while long doctor...
Two days on, elephant refuses to leave dead calf
In a poignant scene, a female elephant refused to part with its dead calf for the second consecutive day at Pandalur in the Nilgiris district on...