Public Request: Name the Valparai hairpin bends after Tamil name of flowers

The public, teachers and tourists of Valparai have requested the Highways Department to give glory to Tamil by naming the hairpin bends using flower names like kurinji, senkanthal, sampangi, picchi, jakaranda and chithirai konnai flower in Valparai area.


Coimbatore: There are 40 hairpin bends from Aliyar check post to Ayyarpadi Estate on the Valparai-Pollachi hill road in Coimbatore district.

The Anaimalai sub-divisional highways department should name these 40 hairpin bends in order to inform the tourists of the flowers available in the Valparai Western Ghats.

The public, teachers and tourists of Valparai have requested the Highways Department to give glory to Tamil by naming the hairpin bends using flower names like kurinji, senkanthal, sampangi, picchi, jakaranda and chithirai konnai flower in Valparai area.

Congress Seeks Protection for Cadres, Submits Petition to Coimbatore Police Commissioner

Following the alleged attack on Congress functionaries during a protest in Mayiladuthurai, Youth Congress leaders in Coi...

Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam Stages Protest Against PM Shri Scheme Near Coimbatore Collector Office

Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam members staged a protest near the Coimbatore District Collector's office against the...

Stalin Praises Loyal Allies in Emotional Message, Wishes New Government Success

DMK president M. K. Stalin thanked alliance leaders who stood firmly with the party during the post-election political u...

VCK Support Finally Clears Path for Vijay to Become Tamil Nadu CM

From fluctuating support numbers and delayed oath-taking speculation to resort politics, Governor meetings and last-minu...

Daring Theft Caught on CCTV: Youth Steals Rs 3,500 from Chicken Shop Cash Box in Coimbatore

A young man stole Rs 3,500 from a chicken shop's cash box in Kovilpaalayam, Coimbatore, while the owner was busy outside...

Vehicles Without E-Pass Denied Entry to Valparai

Forest Department enforces strict e-pass requirement at Aliyar checkpost for Valparai-bound vehicles. Only 750 vehicles...