Nilgiris

Tamil Nadu: Tourists banned in 2 tiger reserves

Coimbatore: Tourists have been banned in two major Tiger reserves in Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts, following the ban ordered by Supreme Court on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves across the country.

Tourists were thronging major spots like 'Monkey Falls,' 'Top Slip' and Valparai coming under Anamalai Tiger Reserve in the district, as also some places of Panchalingam river and Amaravathi Dam near Udumalpet in Tirupur district.

Considering the concern expressed by Supreme Court and subsequent ban, the officials have banned the entry of tourists in these areas, forest department sources said.

Similarly, tourists would not be allowed in areas under Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in nearby Nilgiris district, which is famous for its scenic beauty and bio-diversity, they said....more

02:08 PM, Jul 25, 2012

After jail stint, Raja to visit his constituency

by Press Trust of India

Coimbatore: Former telecom minister A Raja, the prime accused in 2G spectrum scam who was released on bail recently, arrived in Coimbatore on Sunday to a rousing reception by party workers en route to his parliamentary constituency Nilgiris. This is Raja's first visit to his home state since his arrest in February last year. Nearly 1,000 party workers thronged the city airport to welcome Raja, the dalit face of the...

04:00 PM, Jun 10, 2012

3 jumbos dead in 24 hours in Nilgiris

by Rajeshwari Ganesan Iyer,The New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: Three elephants have been found dead over the past 24 hours in the Nilgiris Biosphere, reportedly due to natural causes.According to official sources, two female elephant calves were found dead in the Nilgiri (North) forest range and the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve respectively. District forest officer (the Nilgiris North) S Ramasubramaniam said a one-and-half-year old female calf was found dead at the Singara Range in the Nilgiris North division on...

09:59 AM, Apr 03, 2012