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6 Vande Bharat Train Routes Worth Booking for Scenic Views and Not Just for the Speed

Howrah to New Jalpaiguri, Tea Gardens and the Teesta ValleyThe Vande Bharat on the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri corridor covers roughly 564 kilometres, and for most of the journey north of Malda, the train moves through a Bengal that most passengers never see from the road. Paddy fields give way to jute…

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Kerala youth arrested with methamphetamine at Walayar checkpost

A team of Excise officers arrested a youth with 49.39 gm of synthetic drug methamphetamine from a bus at Walayar checkpost on March 20 (Wednesday). Abhinav, 21, from Valliyode near Vadakkanchery, was arrested during a special drive launched by the Excise department ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

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Disturbances in proposed Kalkothy–Walayar corridor force elephants to enter villages

With increasing incidents of wild elephants entering villages in the Madukkarai region of Coimbatore, conservationists are raising concerns over the disturbances and infrastructural developments taking place along the proposed Kalkothy – Walayar elephant corridor, a critical route for elephants to move between Tamil Nadu and Kerala

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March to seek CBI probe into death of Walayar case accused

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Death of Walayar case accused: one arrested

Police arrest Niyas, 32, of Kunnathunadu in connection with death of M. Madhu, 4th accused in Walayar sisters' case. Niyas had accused Madhu of stealing copper wires, threatened him to stay & compensate. Madhu found dead shortly after. Investigation under way.

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Accused in death of two minor sisters in Walayar found dead in Ernakulam

Accused in Walayar case found dead in Ernakulam Rural police limits. No foul play suspected; mental agony over theft of copper wires likely led to death. Action committee seeks inquiry into alleged mysterious death of Madhu, citing two other suspects found dead during investigation. Suspects deaths raise suspicions of vested…

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Rail fence to prevent elephant deaths in addition to underpasses near Coimbatore

Southern Railway plans to build 3.6km rail fence b/w Madukkarai & Ettimadai stations to prevent wild elephants from getting hit by trains. AI project to prevent elephant deaths on Ettimadai-Walayar section nearing completion. #SouthernRailway #RailFence #AI #EttimadaiWalayar #WildElephants

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Madhu’s family objects to unilateral appointment of prosecutor by government

Mother of lynching victim Madhu, Malli, staged a satyagraha in Palakkad to protest govt's unilateral appointment of special public prosecutor for Madhu's case. Activists, family members, Walayar Action Council chairman spoke in support. They alleged govt conspiracy in Madhu & Walayar cases & demanded justice.

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Four from T.N. emerge joint winners for ₹25 crore Thiruvonam Bumper Lottery

Four TN men win ₹25cr Thiruvonam Bumper Lottery; requested anonymity. Ticket TE 230662 purchased from Bava Lottery Sub Agency at Walayar. Winners to divide prize money equally; Lotteries Dept to deduct 10% as Agent's Commission & 30% as tax. Surcharge & cesses to be remitted too.

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CBI replaces team probing Walayar case with officers from other States

. CBI replaces team re-investigating Walayar case; hope to bring fresher perspectives; victims' mother demanded non-Malayali officers; CBI seeks lie detection test; girls found hanging in mysterious circumstances; postmortem revealed sexual abuse; accused exonerated; govt forced to seek reinvestigation; HC ordered CBI to investigate afresh. #CBI replaces team re-investigating Walayar…

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Southern Railway’s first elephant underpass enters final stage as composite girders launched on Ettimadai – Walayar section

A crucial work in the construction of Southern Railway’s first underpass for wild elephants entered final phase as composite girders were launched onto the structure built for pachyderm movement on the Ettimadai - Walayar section, which links Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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5 students among 9 dead as school trip vehicle rams KSRTC bus in Kerala

50 people have been injured, with 12 of them critical

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Milk testing lab at Walayar opened

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Milk testing lab at Walayar for Onam

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65 kg of ganja seized at Walayar

Arrested duo hid contraband in boot of car

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Plea to curb night train traffic through Walayar forests

30-odd elephants killed by speeding trains on Walayar-Madukkarai route since 2000: WPSI

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Watch | High Court judges inspect railway lines between Walayar and Ettimadai

Three judges of the Madras High Court on Sunday inspected the railway lines that pass through Madukkarai forest range areas to assess the measures taken by the Railways and the Forest Department to avert elephant deaths. They travelled to Walayar station on the A line from Ettiamdai. The judges inspected…

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82 kg ganja seized at Walayar

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Forest fires in Silent Valley, Walayar raise concern

Scorching summer heat has ignited wildfires in the Silent Valley National Park and forest areas at Walayar. The fire at Attappallam, near Walayar, started on Saturday and was doused on Tuesday morning. As many as 50 personnel were employed to fight the forest fire.

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Covid-19: Tamil Nadu maintains strict vigil on Kerala border

PALAKKAD: Though Tamil Nadu has withdrawn the Sunday lockdown and relaxed Covid-19 restrictions across the s state, their officials are keeping strict vigilance in Walayar and 10 other inter-state check posts along the Palakkad border.

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