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Pongal gift hampers distributed in the Nilgiris

A total of 2.18 lakh ration card holders in the Nilgiris will receive Pongal gift hampers this year, a press release from the Nilgiris district administration said. The district administration said that 56,206 families in Udhagamandalam taluk, 15,367 families in Kudha, 45,761 families in Coonoor, 29,395 families in Kotagiri, 41,206 families in Gudalur, and 30,273 families in Pandalur are to …

Gift Families Nilgiris Hampers Gift Hampers

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Forest Department monitoring movements of wild elephant on the loose in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu

Following instances of negative interactions between people and a wild elephant in Cherambadi, the Forest Department is monitoring the elephant’s movements in the region. The Nilgiris district administration said that more than 75 personnel from the Forest Department are involved in monitoring the elephant, headed by an official of the rank Assistant Conservator of Forest and Forest Ranger. Forest Department …

Forest Elephant Forest Department Cherambadi

4 weeks ago

What makes Ooty’s plum cakes special?

The Hindu

The tiny baking unit at Shreeya’s Bakes is enveloped in the sweet smell of freshly-baked bread and their signature wheat varkey. “Plum cakes originated in Europe, France specifically,” says R Surendran, the head chef at Gem Park Ooty. “They later started baking the cakes for a living, passing on the knowledge to local chefs,” says Surendran, adding with a chuckle, …

India Recipe British Cake Star Plum Udhagamandalam

1 month, 1 week ago

Nilgiris Collector inspects relief works as heavy rain continues

The Hindu

Nilgiris District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, along with the district Superintendent of Police N.S. Ms. Tanneeru inspected the safety of the area, and urged the residents who felt unsafe to shift to temporary shelters set up in the Nilgiris to house people at risk from landslips, flooding and tree-falls. The Collector also conducted a surprise inspection of the disaster management …

Heavy Rain Nilgiris Collector

1 month, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu rains: Man dies in house collapse in Ooty

The Hindu

A 45-year-old man died after his house collapsed on him amid heavy rains at Nondimedu in Udhagamandalam on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. Schools, colleges shut Heavy rains were reported in Udhagamandalam, Gudalur, and Kotagiri, with an average of 23.72 mm rainfall recorded throughout the district till Monday morning. Due to the heavy rains, schools and colleges in …

Nilgiris Heavy Rains Udhagamandalam Rains

1 month, 3 weeks ago

In southern India’s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests

Associated Press

UDHAGAMANDALAM, India — Scattered groves of native trees, flowers and the occasional prehistoric burial ground are squeezed between hundreds of thousands of tea shrubs in southern India’s Nilgiris region — a gateway to a time before colonization and the commercial growing of tea that reshaped the country’s mountain landscapes. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nilgiris on Track to Become Carbon-Neutral: Collector

The Hindu

Nilgiris District in Tamil Nadu is working towards becoming one of the first districts in the country to become carbon-neutral. The district is already 'almost' carbon-neutral due to its extensive forest cover and reliance on renewable energy sources, but steps are being taken to turn it into a 'carbon-negative' district. The district plans to achieve this by removing more carbon …

Environment Law Climate Change Biodiversity Nilgiris

3 months, 1 week ago

Clean-up and restoration drives take off in Coonoor and Udhagamandalam

The Hindu

Two clean-up and restoration drives along the main water courses flowing through Udhagamandalam and Coonoor towns were inaugurated with the involvement of non-governmental organisations and the local municipalities on Saturday. In Udhagamandalam, the Make Ooty Beautiful project began to clean a small portion of the Kodappamund Channel at Charring Cross between the farmers’ market and Gallery One Two, between Coonoor …

Clean Hpcl Coonoor Udhagamandalam

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering daughter in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu

A fast track mahila court in Udhagamandalam on Friday sentenced a 40-year-old woman to undergo life imprisonment for the murder of her 4-year-old daughter at M. Kaikatty near Kannerimukku in 2019. The woman, identified as P. Sajitha, is alleged to have drowned her daughter, Shree Harshini, in a water tank in a nearby guest house. The case was being heard …

Udhagamandalam P Sajitha

5 months, 1 week ago

Heavy winds uproot 50 more trees in the Nilgiris

The Hindu

Around 52 trees were uprooted across the Nilgiris on Saturday evening and Sunday morning as heavy rains caused damage to homes and energy infrastructure once again. According to officials, till Sunday, more than 200 trees have been uprooted since heavy rains started in the district around two weeks ago. Power lines and electricity poles were also destroyed in the winds, …

Nilgiris Power Outages Udhagamandalam

5 months, 4 weeks ago

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway completes 125 years

The Hindu

We are at Mettupalayam Railway Station at the crack of dawn, excited for the adventurous train ride ahead, which covers 16 tunnels, over 200 steep curves, and 257 bridges. It has been 125 years since the Nilgiris Mountain Railway, fondly called the Ooty toy train of the Nilgiris Railway Company, first chugged up the hills on June 15, 1899. “A …

Heritage Ride Train Mountain Nilgiris Udhagamandalam Mettupalayam

6 months, 1 week ago

Activists demand permanent speed bump markers in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu

The People’s Legal Forum, Tamil Nadu Chapter, has filed a petition before the permanent Lok Adalat in the Nilgiris, seeking action against the Udhagamandalam Municipality for what it claims was unfinished work along the road between Tamizhagam guest house and the combined court complex in Udhagamandalam. Speaking to The Hindu, K. Vijayan, Director of the Tamil Nadu chapter of the …

Road Speed Vijayan Paint Udhagamandalam Umc Bumps

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant calf rescued in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu

An elephant calf that got stuck inside a water channel in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve was rescued by the Forest Department staff on Sunday and reunited with its mother. Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, tweeted videos of the rescue as well as of the calf reuniting with its mother on the platform “X”, formerly …

Mother Calf Forest Department Its Mother Elephant Calf

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tiger spotted near tourist location close to Udhagamandalam town

The Hindu

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is monitoring the movement of a tiger that was spotted near a popular tourist area, less than 10 km from Udhagamandalam town on Thursday morning. When contacted, District Forest Officer, S. Gowtham, said that a tiger had been spotted regularly in the region for the past two years, with Forest Department officials strongly suspecting that …

Animal Forest Forest Department Department Officials Tourist Area

7 months ago

Re-wilding and restoration programme held in Udhagamandalam to mark World Environment Day

The Hindu

A re-wilding and ecological restoration programme was undertaken by the Cantonment Board, Madras Regimental Centre and other units of the Wellington Cantonment in Coonoor on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, to mark World Environment Day 2024. In his address, Mr. Yadav spoke about the importance of combined efforts across different sections of the society for the success of such initiatives to …

7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | 1,000 police personnel to be deployed in the Nilgiris on counting day

The Hindu

More than 1,000 police personnel and home guards will be deployed around the counting center in Udhagamandalam as well as across the entire Nilgiris district to maintain law and order on Tuesday, June 4, when counting of votes polled during the Lok Sabha elections is scheduled to take place. Nilgiris district superintendent of police P. Sundaravadivel, said that the three-tier …

Counting Police Personnel Nilgiris Rounds Udhagamandalam

7 months, 1 week ago

Nilgiris district administration readies 42 teams for rescue, rehabilitation, in wake of heavy rains

The Hindu

The Nilgiris district administration has formed 42 zonal teams across six zones, which will be in a constant state of preparedness during spells of rain caused by the onset of the southwest monsoon, a press release from the district administration said. People in need of assistance during emergencies can reach the Nilgiris district administration through their toll-free number, 1077, as …

Nilgiris Udhagamandalam Town Nilgiris District Administration

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rains in the Nilgiris impact tourist flow to the hills

The Hindu

Heavy rains in the Nilgiris over the weekend, extending into Tuesday, May 21, 2024 led to traffic snarls and lower tourist footfall across the district. The Nilgiris district administration, in preparation for an expected spell of heavy rain, had directed local municipalities to ensure that storm water drains, especially those in areas that were prone to flooding, had been cleared …

Nilgiris Udhagamandalam

7 months, 3 weeks ago

How Ooty’s Todas capture flowers, hills and streams on a shawl

The Hindu

My white Toda shawl featuring red and black embroidered wild flowers, honeycombs, streams, and mountain peaks flutters in the cool breeze. “As the Toda craft is highly specialised and practised exclusively within the community for centuries, there haven’t been an extensive skill development initiative or collaborations with external designers yet. Traditionally, both men and women wear it, draped around one’s …

Embroidery Red Udhagamandalam Shawl Sooraj Toda Mund

7 months, 3 weeks ago

126th annual flower show ends in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu

The 126th annual flower show came to a close on Monday evening. The 11-day-long event, that was inaugurated by the Nilgiris District Collector, M. Aruna, at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam, concluded with the handing over of the rolling trophies for ‘Garden of the Year’ and ‘Bloom of the Year’. Ms. Aruna handed over 37 rolling trophies to the …

Udhagamandalam 126Th Annual

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Curtains down on Rose Show in Udhagamandalam

The Hindu

The valedictory function of the 19th annual Rose Show was held at the Government Rose Garden in Udhagamandalam on Sunday, brining to a close the first of the three summer festivals that are being held in the Nilgiris this year. Private gardeners, who had applied for awards for best privately maintained gardens, were given prizes by the Nilgiris district collector, …

Rose Rose Show

8 months, 1 week ago

Nilgiris district administration urged to cancel summer festivals due to water shortage

The Hindu

The Coonoor Consumer Protection Association has urged the Nilgiris district administration to cancel the summer tourist festival season due to the impending water crisis that has already begun affecting residents of the district’s major towns. In a letter to the Nilgiris district collector, M. Aruna, S. Manogaran, president of the association, questioned the rationale of hosting summer festivals, including the …

Summer Water Nilgiris Water Shortage Summer Festivals

8 months, 1 week ago

Tourists brace for hot summer in Ooty, scorching heat at ‘Queen of Hills’ Udhagamandalam in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times

Udhagamandalam, popularly known as the Queen of Hills in Tamil Nadu, does not appear to be a cool respite this summer as a spike in temperature has left the sequestered hill station scorched. Tourists brace for hot summer in Ooty, scorching heat at ‘Queen of Hills’ Udhagamandalam in Tamil Nadu This familiar haunt of tourists recorded its highest-ever temperature of …

Tamil Nadu Temperature Hill Nilgiris Udhagamandalam Ooty Degree Celsius

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Police announce traffic restrictions in the Nilgiris to facilitate summer festival

The Hindu

The Nilgiris district police have announced a series of measures that they are undertaking to regulate traffic during the tourist season in the Nilgiris. They said that all private buses and vans coming to Udhagamandalam from Gudalur will be stopped at the Hindustan Photo Films factory and that tourists will have to proceed to town using public transport. Tourists coming …

Nilgiris Coonoor Udhagamandalam

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Pongal gift hampers distributed in the Nilgiris

Forest Department monitoring movements of wild elephant on the loose in Udhagamandalam

What makes Ooty’s plum cakes special?

Nilgiris Collector inspects relief works as heavy rain continues

Tamil Nadu rains: Man dies in house collapse in Ooty

In southern India’s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests

Nilgiris on Track to Become Carbon-Neutral: Collector

Clean-up and restoration drives take off in Coonoor and Udhagamandalam

Woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering daughter in Udhagamandalam

Heavy winds uproot 50 more trees in the Nilgiris

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway completes 125 years

Activists demand permanent speed bump markers in Udhagamandalam

Elephant calf rescued in Udhagamandalam

Tiger spotted near tourist location close to Udhagamandalam town

Re-wilding and restoration programme held in Udhagamandalam to mark World Environment Day

Lok Sabha polls | 1,000 police personnel to be deployed in the Nilgiris on counting day

Nilgiris district administration readies 42 teams for rescue, rehabilitation, in wake of heavy rains

Rains in the Nilgiris impact tourist flow to the hills

How Ooty’s Todas capture flowers, hills and streams on a shawl

126th annual flower show ends in Udhagamandalam

Curtains down on Rose Show in Udhagamandalam

Nilgiris district administration urged to cancel summer festivals due to water shortage

Tourists brace for hot summer in Ooty, scorching heat at ‘Queen of Hills’ Udhagamandalam in Tamil Nadu

Police announce traffic restrictions in the Nilgiris to facilitate summer festival