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The Latest Breaking News from Kodaikanal

Poor turnout of tourists to Kodaikanal flower show; ticket fee in Bryant Park hiked

The 61st Flower Show and Kodai Vizha in Kodaikanal with various events, but low turnout due to e-pass system.

The Hindu

Nearly 70,000 e-passes issued, but hotel association says tourists numbers to Kodaikanal have dipped

70,000 e-passes issued for Kodaikanal entry, leading to decline in tourist visits, impacting local businesses negatively.

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

E-pass system enforced in Nilgiris and Kodaikanal, YouTuber arrested for derogatory remarks, Tamil Nadu CM honors students.

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Chief Minister leaves Kodaikanal by road

Tamil Nadu CM M. K. Stalin leaves Kodaikanal, boards flight to Chennai after visiting tourist spots.

The Hindu

Activists in Kodaikanal welcome e-pass move

Kodaikanal e-pass system implemented to manage vehicle entry, conserve water, and plan infrastructure, despite concerns from locals.

The Hindu

Kodaikanal | The hills are (barely) alive

Kodaikanal is a microcosm of a national problem. Our mountains need better scrutiny to ensure their fragile ecosystems do not buckle under rampant development and tourism

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu government agrees to fix carrying capacity for ghat roads leading to the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal

Tamil Nadu government agrees to scientific assessments for ghat roads leading to Udhagamandalam and Kodaikanal hill stations.

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Plan to promote aromatic crops in the State through ‘Aroma Mission’

Tamil Nadu's 'Aroma Mission' aims to boost aromatic crop cultivation for essential oil production and economic growth in Kodaikanal.

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Real Manjummel Boys hero in 2006: I could not think of going back without my childhood friend

Guna Caves in Kodaikanal, known for a daring rescue, attracts tourists with its history and natural beauty.

The Hindu

Nilgiris tourist restriction | Collector to send proposal for fixing cap on motor vehicles

Proposal to restrict tourist vehicles in eco-sensitive hill stations like Ooty and Kodaikanal due to environmental concerns.

The Hindu

Weight loss story: How losing weight motivated this woman to become a beauty queen

“The lowest point for me was in 2019 when in Kodaikanal I was unable to walk even 1 km without pain in my legs and back,” shares Vaishali Dhanda, a 44 years old model and jewelry designer from Chennai.

The Times of India

Southern T.N. gets widespread rain; holiday declared for schools, colleges in Dindigul

Dindigul Collector declares holiday for educational institutions due to overnight rains. Low-lying areas inundated, visibility poor in Kodaikanal ghat. Vaigai & Periyar dams receive steady inflow. Peraiyur, Kalligudi & Elumalai record 103mm, 52.20mm & 39.80mm rain respectively. Fishermen abstain from work in Rameswaram, boats anchored.

The Hindu

Tourist van falls into gorge on Kodaikanal-Palani ghat section, one dead, several injured

The incident took place on Sunday night; the van, carrying 22 passengers from Tiruvarur district, was on its way back, when it fell into a gorge at the seventh hairpin bend on the Kodaikanal-Palani ghat section; a 48-year-old woman was killed; the injured have been hospitalised

The Hindu

The DIY summer project

this summer, create book nooks, study and entertainment corners at home

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Implement liquor bottle buyback scheme in all hill stations, HC tells Tasmac

‘It should be implemented in the Nilgiris by May 15 and in Kodaikanal, Yercaud, Yelagiri, Megamalai by June 15’

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When the ‘Lion of Kashmir’ landed in Kodaikanal

The former Chief Minister of J&K, Sheikh Abdullah, was kept under arrest in Kodaikanal from July 1965 to June 1967

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Forest fire extinguished in Kodaikanal

A forest fire that could have destroyed several hundreds of acres in the upper hills of Kodaikanal was completely extinguished on Saturday.

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A new road in Kodaikanal threatens Gaur and deer corridor, say activists

The road is being laid to Dolphin’s Nose, a tourist spot six km from Kodaikanal town, and it passes through a reserve forest

The Times of India

Tamil Nadu: Nine held with two tusks during undercover operation in Kodaikanal

DINDIGUL: In a two-day undercover operation, the forest department personnel in Tamil Nadu's Kodaikanal, along with the protection and vigilance wing from Chennai, arrested nine persons and seized two small tusks that they tried to sell to prospective buyers.

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