B. Ravichandran

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Chocolate museum is Ooty’s new draw

Chocolate figurines on display in the museum.

If it is A.R. Rahman in music, then it is Rahman brothers in the Nilgiris hills for home-made chocolates as these brothers have opened a new chapter in the annals of home-made chocolates by setting up their chocolate museum — M&N Chocolate Museum — on Mysore Road. The brothers claim it’s a first-of-its-kind in the country and gives an insight into the history of chocolate-making, especially the home-made chocolate.

Tirupur tank paradise for winged visitors

Tirupur is certainly kno­wn for its textile wealth, but many may not be aware that on the outskirts of this busy city there is a paradise for birds. Yes, the Nanjarayan tank, in 400 acres in the Kooli

Elephants guard calf born on roadside

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For those passing through the Masinagudi-Theppakadu road traversing the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Monday, it was a touching scene - a herd of three wild jumbos exhibited exemplary parental care

Cauvery stir: Travellers cross border on foot

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As the Cauvery river water row evoked protests and agitations in neighbouring Karnataka, the serene inter-state borders at Kakkanallah in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in the Nilgiris and adjoining Ba

City prof’s ‘notes’ help her flee from abductors

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An abducted Chennai college lecturer left small bits of papers, carrying her parents’ phone numbers, in the lodges where she was taken to and helped the police track her down to Ooty.

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Jayalalithaa’s ATM gift cheers all

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“I would have had to walk eight km to my bank but noy 50s.

She was among the beneficiaries given bank loans at chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s function at Kodanad on Wednesday. “I will buy a cow and

Jayalalithaa’s ATM gift cheers all

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“I would have had to walk eight km to my bank but noy 50s.

She was among the beneficiaries given bank loans at chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s function at Kodanad on Wednesday. “I will buy a cow and

Bank on small savings, says CM

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The salubrious hills here reverberated with the cheering of thousands of excited locals and AIADMK members as chief minister J. Jayalalithaa stepped out of her Kodanad estate and inaugurated an ATM un

Nilgiri tea is cup to cheer at Olympics

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It is a ‘must-taste’ and ‘must-buy’ product of the Nilgiris and now it is going global with the Olympics. Tea Board of India is grabbing the opportunity of the world event with both hands to promote N

Don’t go for ‘illusive freedom’

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Medical experts in the city have cautioned youngsters on the ill effects of using drugs and substance abuse.

People normally get addicted to drugs because of lack of self-control and excessive social

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