Tea growing area in Nilgiris fallen by 20% in 10 years

Following heavy rain in the Pilloor catchment in Kerala and the Nilgiris district and the resultant heavy inflow into the Pilloor reservoir, the authorities in charge of the reservoir opened the shutters on Tuesday evening. According to sources, ...

India has the most number of landslides in Asia, said R Ramkumar, head of department of earth sciences, Annamalai University.

The Nilgiris will soon have premium Tasmac outlets to cater to tourists thronging the hills for vacation as well as residents. Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) has chosen Ooty, Coonoor and Masinagudi in the Nilgiris to set up premium ...

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Balasore, 21 July The wildlife division of Balasore is in a tizzy with two tuskers continuing to wreak havoc in Nilgiri block area in the past couple of weeks. Sources said that the efforts to shoo away the animals to ...

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Balasore, 18 July Nilgiri police in Balasore has arrested a 30-year-old man today on charge of raping a girl of his village. Harish Chandra Behera of village Babandh under Siadimal gram panchayat of Nilgiri block was ...

Steena Joy - Udhagamandalam The Nilgiri Hotel and Restaurant Association (NHRA) plans to approach the Tamil Nadu Tourism Department to help promote the Nilgiri region as a tourist destination. Speaking exclusively to Food & Hospitality World, N ...

PMK today opposed the reported move to privatise the Heritage Nilgiris Mountain Rail, the major attraction in Nilgiris district. Centre should drop the move and preserve the status of the century-old rail, PMK president G K Mani told reporters here. Hinting ...

UDHAGAMANDALAM: The southwest monsoon has finally arrived in the Nilgiris, bringing great relief to farmers in the region. Though the hills received bouts of rain over the last few weeks, the onset of the monsoon is delayed by at least a month ...

In a first of its kind, a book on snakes and other reptiles of Nilgiris, authored by P Kannan, assistant professor of Ooty Government Arts College, was released on Thursday at the college premises.