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Technology use can bolster NMR rides'

Twenty new locomotives are necessarily, needed, while 12 are in action, the rest be as spares.

11 Feb 2020 2:30 AM IST

NMR chugging along the scenic route in Ooty. (Photo: AGE)

Plea to put NMR on growth track

The distance between Mettupalayam at the foothills of Nilgirism from where the NMR starts, and Ooty the final...

11 Feb 2020 2:26 AM IST

Panoramic view of the Segur valley elephant corridor as seen from Vibuthimalai spot near Bokkapuram in MTR. (Photo: Asian Age)

Pat for DC in Segur jumbo corridor issue

He appreciated DC for providing necessary inputs that helped in identifying fresh obstructions in the jumbo corridor.

28 Jan 2020 1:56 AM IST

Panoramic view of the Segur valley elephant corridor as seen from Vibuthimalai spot near Bokkapuram in MTR. (Photo: Asian Age)

12-year-old battle for elephant corridor to end

This apart, there are many encroachments in the revenue lands, converting them to farmlands.

28 Jan 2020 1:53 AM IST

Heavy dews instead of frost in Ooty. (Photo: DC)

Frostless December in Nilgiris surprises hill residents, experts

The Northeast monsoon rains that lasted till November delayed the onset of frost.

3 Jan 2020 6:19 AM IST

GRAPES-3 Muon Telescope at CRL in Ooty with artists view of lightning strike. File photo

Nilgiris made phenomenal impact in arts, environment

In September a ban was imposed on plastic PET water bottles paving way for cleaner environs in Nilgiris.

2 Jan 2020 1:18 AM IST

Wild jumbos in the Hillgrove railway station yard in NMR.

Foresters worry as jumbos intrude into NMR rail track

Sources said that these jumbos may have climbed up in search of water that is available in plenty at Hillgrove railway...

30 Dec 2019 7:51 AM IST

Photo shows Mahatma Gandhi taking a stroll along Ettines Road in Ooty on his way to municipal maidan on February, 1934.

When Bapu stayed in Coonoor for 8 days

Of course, it is a memorable one as he stayed at a house in Coonoor near here for eight days at a stretch then.

1 Oct 2019 2:04 AM IST

Forest sources said that in the latest tiger population monitoring exercise, the presence of nearly 34 tigers in the upper plateau or the highland parts of the Nilgiris, came to the fore through the camera traps.

Highland tigers back home in Nilgiris

In the upper reaches of the Nilgiris, the tiger population is estimated to be around 34 to 40.

28 July 2019 3:03 AM IST

A tiger crossing the road in dark hours in Kil-Kotagiri area in the upper reaches of Nilgiris.

Rapid deployable teams can help manage man-tiger conflict

The RDB team should be trained to quickly respond to situations that may stem from man-tiger conflict.

28 July 2019 2:58 AM IST

A file photo of NMR train at the Ketti railway station near Ooty.

Call for ethnic touch to celebrations in Ooty

The amount collected from snacks and refreshment will go to the villagers and the tourists will be given an exposure to...

17 July 2019 8:01 AM IST

A painting of Sullivans ascent of Nilgiris by local artist Gokul Gowder printed in the calendar Bicentenary of Nilgiris 1819-2019) of NDC.(Photo: DC)

Finding Ooty: Sullivan braved a risky, arduous expedition

The rear guard was made up of two dozen English huntsmen.

5 Jan 2019 6:40 AM IST