TRADERS downed shutters in support of the bandh called by Opposition parties and private organisations condemning the Nilgiris district administration's ban on sale of private forestlands, at Gudalur on Tuesday.
Coimbatore: In line with the recommendations of the Forest Commission led by retired IAS officer, P.V. Rajaraman, the State Government is embarking on an ambitious programme to renew the forest cover in the State, said N. Selvaraj, Minister for Forests on Thursday.
Udhagamandalam: A helpline has been provided for ensuring effective implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in the Nilgiris. Stating this in a press note issued here, Nilgiris Collector Anandrao V. Patil said that it was in compliance with a recent directive of Deputy Chief Minister M.K.
Udhagamandalam: A leopard has been killed near Gudalur. The District Forest Officer, Gudalur, N. Satheesh, told The Hindu that the carcass of the female leopard aged around four to five years was found near a fence erected along coffee plantation in Nelliyalam village. The carnivore had fallen into a snare. The tight wire noose had caused its death.
Udhagamandalam: Sans nature there cannot be any eco-tourism, said Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Field Director Rajiv K. Srivastava while delivering the valedictory address at a University Grants Commission sponsored national-level conference on
Udhagamandalam: In keeping with the ongoing efforts in the tea sector to bring down the cost of production by promoting alternative energy sources, an initiative to produce energy from human waste was set in motion by the Tea Board at the Highfield Estate near Coonoor on Thursday.
