News for 'Ooti'

Normal life was affected in this hill town on Friday with mercury dipping to zero degree Celsius, for the second time in a month.   Officials, citing latest weather data, said Udhagamandalam,...

Popular comic book character Archie and his friends are learning about Holi as the celebration of the festival of colours in India is featured in the comic's latest edition. IMAGE: Girls smear...

There is a definite attempt to put the landslides on the backburner because news of them and climate change worry Wayanad's tourism and real estate businesses greatly. Whatever I experienced of...

IMAGE: Raghvendra Kumar wants every Indian rider to wear a helmet. Photograph: ANI When Garba is played with swords... The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Also see: The...

It has been the poor man's Madame Tussads for years but the private wax museum, a star tourist puller in the hill resort town of Udhagamandalam (Ooty), is on the verge of 'melting down' following...

Reader Prasad H V sent us this image from Ooty. 'Last Saturday, my friend Deepak and I missed boarding the train from Bangalore that was going to Ooty. We were quite upset as it changed all our...

A holiday allows you to get away from routine and invigorate yourself in as many ways as possible. Well, yes and no, if you have decided to go, for a change, on a conventional holiday to that...

As March draws to a close, two consecutive long weekend opportunities – Holi and Good Friday – are driving up hotel occupancy and airfares across major routes. Kindly note the image...

At 235,000 tonnes per annum, Pakistan is the third largest importer of tea in the world as it can’t grow tea because of adverse climate conditions. India supplies just about a tenth of tea...

'Layoffs and cut downs at the global level tend to bring more work to India, leading to higher office absorption here.' Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Bengaluru-based Prestige Estates...

Mumbai Marathon Indian Men's Title Winner Dr Kartik Karkera: 'I want to tell parents that sport and academics don't have to be a choice -- they can go hand in hand.' IMAGE: Kartik Karkera: A...

Avinash Sable eyes personal best and World Championship redemption IMAGE: Avinash Sable has been undergoing high altitude training in Ooty and also sharpening his form at the Sports Authority of...

'The athletes in Patiala, Bengaluru and Ooty will start outdoor fitness training from Monday.' IMAGE: The track runners, including start sprinter Hima Das, are based at the National Institute of...