Tamil Nadu elephants get some rest and relaxation
As many as 26 elephants from various temples and mutts from across the State were brought to Thekkampatti near Mettupalayam on Thursday for the 48-day annual rejuvenation camp. The camp, ...
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20 Dec 2018
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20 Dec 2018
89 houses encroached along Sanganoor Canal razed down
Coimbatore Corporation’s Town Planning wing officials on Wednesday demolished 89 houses on IRF Lane. The officials said that the 89 houses were built between Mettupalayam Road and railway track, ...
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20 Dec
Tamil Nadu elephants get some rest and relaxation
As many as 26 elephants from various temples and mutts from across the State were brought to ...
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20 Dec
89 houses encroached along Sanganoor Canal razed down
Coimbatore Corporation’s Town Planning wing officials on Wednesday demolished 89 houses on IRF ...
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11 Dec
Elephants to be profiled individually
To create a database of wild elephants that frequently enter human habitations, the World ...
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10 Dec
Kattery Park sees increase in visitors
With visitors to parks and gardens in the Nilgiris complaining of over crowding, the scenic ...
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10 Dec
CM urges Modi not to shut down potato research station in Nilgiris
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ...
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10 Dec
Trial run of rail bus between Mettupalayam and Kallar today
Southern Railway, Salem Division, has proposed to conduct the trial run of the self-propelled ...
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27 Nov
Elephant attacks a woman
Thudiyalur Arivoli Nagar resident Vijayalakshmi (45), who was returning home after selling ...
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22 Nov
Bhathirasamy, a real fighter and hero
Growing up, we rarely see the struggles our parents go through as they try to provide the best ...
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22 Nov
NMR Joy Ride at Rs.2.85 Lakh
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) was fast becoming a global favourite for chartered services ...
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27 Oct
Mettupalayam Railway Station to get additional amenities
Coimbatore: The Mettupalayam railway station is all set to get a facelift with added passenger ...
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Places of Interest
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Matheswara Temple, Kuttaiyur. Sri Matheswara Temple is about 3 kms from Mettupalayam towards Coimbatore. It is located on a hillock near Mettupalayam and near a village called Kuttaiyur. Matheswara is a Shiva name. This temple is believed to be there for over a thousand years (to be proven). This temple’s history is that a cow...
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Oothimalai Temple at Pethikuttai History Brahma the god of creater went to kailasam (the abode of Lord Siva) and wished only Lord Ganesha and did not pay any attention to Lord Muruga, Lord Muruga called on Brahma and asked him to recite the meaning of the Pranava Mantra, and Brahma did not know the answer...
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Idugamapalayam is located about 15 kms north east from Mettupalayam. The word “Palayam” came to existence due to the army camps run by Palayakars. It is located in the Unjavananadu due to the unjanava tree abundance. The temple for Jayamangala Anjeneyar was refurbished in the 13th century by Krishnadeva Rayar under then guidance of Viyasa...
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At Karamadai, a place near Mettupalayam there lived people by the name ” Thottiyars “. Karamadai got its name from the abundance of Karai trees and Karai Cows in this area at one point in time. The Thottiars were traditionally herdsmen. One of the Thottiya had some (Karai Pasu) cows in his cattle. At the...
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Annai Veilankanni Church located in Mettupalayam-Coimbatore Road HISTORY: Thirvalar Gabriel and his wife Lourdeu lived in Mettupalayam. One day Lourdeu fell ill with a disease which gave her only 2 years 1967 and 1968 to live (as advised by the doctors). Gabriel then took his wife and prayed to the mother Veilankanni for relief from...