COIMBATORE: Tension prevailed in the Mudis area of Valparai on Sunday following the death of a 45-year-old painter, who was attacked by a five-member gang on Friday. Locals have alleged threatening and intimidation of the gang as the reasons for the ...

COIMBATORE: The Summer Festival, 2012 will be held between May 26 and 27 at Valparai in Coimbatore district. Various government departments including tourism, agriculture, horticulture and police will participate in the festival.

COIMBATORE: Intimidated by the frequent invasion of elephants in tea estates, the Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation Limited (TANTEA) has surrendered nearly 128 hectares of its leased estate in Valparai to the Forest Department.

In regions of high intensity human-wildlife conflict like Coimbatore, Valparai and Sathyamangalam in Tamil Nadu, this perception is widespread and getting fostered with every passing day. There are several reasons for the wildlife to emerge out of ...

We are on a ribbon-smooth highway snaking up to a quaintly named hill station off the regular tourist beat, Valparai, which, we are told, means “The Tail of the Mountain”. The locals are very proud of the bends of which there are 40, with markers ...