Rajamala to reopen for tourists with 65 newborn Nilgiri tahrs

After five years, a train hauled by a steam locomotive today began its run from Mettupalayam to Coonoor in the Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) section, official sources said.The "Heritage Steam Voyage" of the summer special train, consisting of three coaches, ...

Two bodies of two she elephants were found in the forest areas of this and nearby Nilgiris district, forest department sources said.The body of a 30-year-old elephant was found in Mielmukkai area in Sirumugai forest range in the district, they ...

) A 60-year-old man was seriously injured after he was attacked by a leopard in a village near here today, police said.Sundaraman was grazing his goats in Thambatty village, some eight kms from here, when a leopard suddenly appeared from behind and attacked ...

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A 21-year-old student of IIT-Delhi was found hanging in his hostel room on Friday, the police said. Gopal Maloo, from Hooghly in West Bengal, was a first year student of Masters in Chemistry at the institute. He was found hanging form the ceiling fan of his ...

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In a relief to industrialist Ness Wadia, the Madras High Court today stayed further proceedings on two criminal complaints pending in a magistrate court with regard to a tea estate in Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu.Granting the interim orders on two ...

The Madras High Court has directed authorities including that of the Pollution Control Board to make sure that noise pollution norms are followed so that students and people in general are not disturbed.The first bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee ...