S Murugan, a worker in the Villonie Tea Estate said, “I am a heart patient. My wage is `425 per day. I need to travel to either Pollachi or Coimbatore every time as Valparai hospital lacks facilities.

COIMBATORE: To prevent vehicles from falling into the gorge, officials of the State Highways Department have started setting up roller crash barriers in the sharp hairpin bends on Pollachi -Valparai ...

The Forest Department is keeping a vigil on the ghat sections of the Pollachi – Valparai Road in the wake of the arrival of a tusker that is known to frequent the region during its annual migratory ...

A 57-year-old woman and her 15-year-old granddaughter died after a minor landslide near their house in Valparai on Tuesday. The house collapsed on them around 4 am on Tuesday. “Usually, landslides ...

Valparai: Though many people in Tamil Nadu have heard of Valparai, few know where exactly it is located. For those who have heard of it, Valparai is another hill station in the state, though not as ...

We chose not to consult our travel books this time. Our next destination had to be an exotic hill station, totally under-explored and a virgin from a touristy point of view. So here we were, driving ...

COIMBATORE: A 37-year-old tribal man was injured after a wild elephant attacked him near Kadamparai in Valparai on Thursday ...

It’s been a long time since I went out, so I was keen to explore a new place. So on a Thursday night, I decided to explore Valparai for the weekend. Called up all my friends, but most of them were ...

The Tamil Nadu Police have seized Rs 2.25 crore in cash and 1,900 lottery tickets from the residence of Nagaraj (42), a cashier at a lottery agency in Walayar, Palakkad district. The raid was ...