Kerala, which boasts of comparatively better education systems and women’s empowerment than other Indian states, is now witnessing a series of brutal attacks on women across age groups. The attacks seem to be a bid to suppress a cultural revolt by a new generation that has been trying to...
As human settlements in the Nilgiris have expanded over the years into wild habitats, leaving animals with no place to go, the incidence of human-animal conflicts in the region has increased. In the past five years, more than 40 people were killed in animal attacks in the Nilgiris district,...
தமிழ்நாடு தேயிலை தோட்டக் கழகம் The Greens worldwide have a reason to rejoice as the Tamil Nadu state government has decided to close down and return more than 5,000 acres of tea plantations spread over seven divisions of the TANTEA (Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation Limited) back to nature...
The verdant hills of the Nilgiris, rimmed with flowering hedges, and workers with baskets strapped to their heads amid blue skies and tall eucalyptus trees have been the background for umpteen romantic duets, sparking love and longing. But the green slopes of manicured tea bushes hide the harsh...
Tamil Nadu is second on the list of registered drug abuse cases as per data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The state government has launched a major campaign against drugs. The neighbouring state of Kerala also is facing a similar situation of high intensity drug and...
Despite its progress in human development and educational standards compared to other states in India, Kerala continues to embarrass its admirers with its hidden and savage fascination for the occult and thriving worship of black magic, bizarre cults including crocodile worship. The shocking...
Nilgiris is teaching the rest of Tamil Nadu some lessons. The storied monsoon that has inspired weathermen, poets, writers and nature lovers defines much of India in many ways. It used to define Tamil Nadu too by leaving the state out barring bright showers up in the Ghats and Nilgiris. Not...
At a time when the monsoon rains are lashing Kerala and the water in the dams in Kerala at alarming levels, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has told Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that all necessary precautions would be taken to ensure the safety of people living on the lower...
