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House collapses, seven houses partially damaged, 20 trees uprooted in rain-hit Kotagiri, Coonoor

The Times of India 04 Nov 2024
The three highway roads (via Coonoor, Kotagiri and Gudalur) leading to Ooty are periodically monitored.All the precautionary measures have been taken into consideration to avoid any eventuality.The ...
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Ooty To Kodaikanal: 5 Best Places To Visit In South India During Winters

News18 16 Oct 2024
Located in the Nilgiri Hills in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, Ooty is among the most popular tourist destinations in South India ... .
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The man who dreamed of airlifting the Nilgiri tahr

The Times of India 09 Oct 2024
Johnsingh, in fact, assisted Davidar in compiling the data on the status of the Nilgiri tahr by carrying out a survey in Srivilliputhur-Rajapalayam and Kalakad hills in May 1976.It took nearly two ...
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A bloom out of the blue: Is climate change disrupting

The Times of India 30 Sep 2024
Several botanists too believe climate change may be influencing the inconsistent blooming cycle.According to data, the Nilgiris is home to about 36 species of Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthianus), ...
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Sai Pallavi can't hold back happy tears at Pooja Kannan's Badaga-style wedding. See pics

Hindustan Times 18 Sep 2024
Actor Sai Pallavi’s sister Pooja Kannan married Vineeth Sivakumar in a traditional Badaga wedding in Ooty ... (Also Read ... The weddings followed by the villages in Nilgiri Hills all follow similar customs ... Sai and Pooja hail from Kotagiri in Nilgiris ... ....
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What is Badaga wedding? Here's everything you want to know about Sai Pallavi's sister Pooja Kannan's marriage customs and rituals

Pinkvilla 18 Sep 2024
Here's everything you need to know about Sai Pallavi's sister Pooja Kannan and her husband Vineeth's Badaga-style wedding. By ... follow us. share ... This wedding usually takes place in the Nilgiri Hills ... .
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Rare sighting of Atlas moth in Kalvarayan Hills in T.N.

The Hindu 09 Sep 2024
Though the moth has been previously spotted in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts in the Western Ghats, this is said to be the first sighting of the species in Kalvarayan Hills in Kallakurichi district ....
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Great Elephant Migration reaches New York: Tuskers from India spread the message of coexistence

Hindustan Times 06 Sep 2024
... from Gudalur in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, from the invasive lantana species,” she wrote ... Every sculpture in the herd is modelled from a real elephant, currently roaming the Nilgiri Hills in Southern India.
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India Embraces Agri-Tourism: The New Trend in Experiential Travel

Khaleejtimes 15 Aug 2024
He passionately shares ... Hill stations like Valparai, Megamalai, the Nilgiris, Ooty, Coonoor, Yercaud, and Kodaikanal are renowned for their scenic tea, coffee, and spice plantations ... Dr ... — Aftab Husain Kola is a senior Indian journalist ... .
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Heart-breaking scene: Chaliyar River carries away with lifeless bodies

Madhyamam 30 Jul 2024
The Chaliyar River originates from the Nilgiri hills, approximately 900 meters above sea level. The river’s tributaries flow from the eastern Nilgiri hills and the northern Wayanad mountain ranges, ...
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‘We were charged £1,650 for car excess insurance we didn’t want’

The Times/The Sunday Times 20 Jul 2024
... which is a south India community volunteering holiday, and you’d be based at a small guesthouse in a tea plantation in the Nilgiri Hills, part of the chain of mountains that forms the Western Ghats.
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Review: Three new children’s books on the Irulas

Hindustan Times 19 Jul 2024
Through a cheerful poem set in the Nilgiri hills, the author and Katha’s Founder President Geeta Dharmarajan imagines her Irular protagonist as a kind of superwoman who helps rescue animals, birds and reptiles in danger.
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Normal life hit due to heavy rains in Nilgiris

Deccan Herald 17 Jul 2024
Normal life in the picturesque Nilgiris was thrown out of gear on Wednesday due to heavy rainfall leading to closure of several tourist attractions, even as the MeT Department issued a Red Alert to the hill district and parts of Coimbatore.

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