Passengers` woe continue on Nilgiri Mountain Rail

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 16:45

Nilgiri Mountain Rail, which resumed its service today after 12 days, stopped half way, when a boulder fell on the track between Kallar and Hillgrove, putting the tourists into lot of hardship.

Nilgiri Mountain Rail services cancelled for 7 days due to landslide

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 13:47

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.

Naval ship INS Taragiri bows out of service

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 12:45

Indian naval ship INS Taragiri, the last of the six British-designed but indigenously built Nilgiri class frigates, will bow out of service Thursday after 33 years of glorious service to the nation, an official here said.

`Cauvery water issue deprived TN of Rs 500 cr hydel project`

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 17:44

Vexed Cauvery water issue "deprived" Tamil Nadu of Rs 500 crore hydel project in Nilgiris district as Centre refused to give clearance, claiming riparian states may object to using water from river.

Butterflies fly high on India`s wildlife conservation map

Last Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012, 11:29

India has managed to protect nearly 1,504 species of butterflies discovered in the subcontinent despite threats to their survival by sporadic forest fires and depleting green cover.