NMR service continues to be suspended due to heavy rain

Passenger train services between Mettupalayam and Coonoor in the Nilgiris Mountain Rail sector have been cancelled for seven more days upto December 4 due to continued heavy rain and landslips. The NMR train is a major attraction for the tourists, ...

Ooty: Indian Red Cross Soceity in Nilgiris (IRCS-Nilgiris), which had been focused so far on community service, disaster management and health camps has decided to concentrate more on greening aspects and caring for the environment. The society ...

Spread over a vast expanse of over 1,400km, Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary, a significant wildlife corridor of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve between Eastern and Western Ghats, has transformed into fourth Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, on Sunday, in addition to ...

The Madras high court has ordered elections for the Young Badaga Association in the Nilgiris on January 15, and has appointed two election officers a retired district judge and a former civil servant for the purpose.

BALASORE: The marauding elephant herd from Jharkhand continues to wreak havoc in Balasore's Nilgiri. The efforts of the forest officials to drive them away have borne no fruits. Sources said eight more elephants joined the herd, which had moved to ...

The need for government schools to pull up their socks was stressed by The NiIgiris Collector, P. Shankar, here on Wednesday. Presiding over a meeting to review the performance of various government schools, he pointed out that The Nilgiris now occupies the ...

NASHIK: Five beneficiaries of the Nilgiri Baug housing scheme for the urban poor under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) were handed over the keys of their housing units on Wednesday. These beneficiaries were among the 80 ...

The land of hill-stations will soothe your soul with its old charm, mesmerising weather and calming tranquillity. The dainty district of Tamil Nadu will give you the much-needed break from the hot and humid climate of the metros. Do pack lot of ...

One more elephant from the Jharkhand herd died on Thursday, taking the toll to three since its arrival in Balasore's Nilgiri two weeks ago.