The Forest department Wednesday have commenced the official count of tigers in Mettupalayam and Sirumugai forest range in the district, using the newly acquired M-STrIPES mobile application.
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The operations of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) from Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam resumed Wednesday, three days after services were cancelled due to heavy rains and resultant landslides.
Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford has taken over as the British Deputy High Commissioner in Chennai.
Over four kg gold worth more than Rs 1.34 crore was seized Wednesday near the international airport here and three people, including an Air India security employee, arrested for allegedly smuggling it, officials said Wednesday.
Five Bangladeshi nationals were arrested Wednesday from nearby Tirupur for staying without any valid documents, police said.
Pitching for a change of government in election-bound Telangana, BJP president Amit Shah said Wednesday neither the ruling TRS nor the main opposition Congress can give a push to development in the state.
The annual “Navaratri Brahmotsavam” commenced Wednesday at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in nearby Tirumala with religious pomp and fervour.
The Tamilnadu government Wednesday said it would soon launch 100 electric buses in the state, in collaboration with UK-based C40.
With froth forming in the Thirumanimutharu river in the last few days, the district administration has formed special teams to investigate the reasons for its formation.