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...From Anita's it was a short stroll to the viewing area at Top Station. The rewards all come at this summit, where the air is crisp and the views sheer and dramatic. The craggy peaks of the western Ghats, the rolling plains and immaculately laid-out tea plantations are all around. Top Station in fact straddles southeastern Kerala and the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu. The border bisects the village. I never got a chance to find out at which point, though, because as well as being greeted by the views I was met by a horde of local...
...tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius)?a primitive species of wild goat whose only viable population breeds in captivity at Munnar's Eravikulam National Park. But the real standout is the rare and beautiful Neelakurinji plant (Strobilanthus kunthianus), which grows in abundance in and around Munnar and is best enjoyed from Top Station. This exotic shrub's flowerings are few and far between?only once every 12 years, in fact?but according to locals are worth the wait, with blossoms carpeting the hillsides in riotous shades of violet, azure and lilac. And with one dormancy cycle almost complete, travelers planning a trip...
...Hills are Online (hill-stations-india.com) Station to Station If you can't make it to Kerala for the cool high-altitude air, no problem. India is covered with hill stations dating back to colonial times, and this is the definitive site if you want to book a hill-station holiday...
BOSTON—A Boston Police Department (BPD) sergeant was found guilty in federal court Thursday of beating a Harvard undergraduate in a Brighton, Mass., station house two years...
...jury unanimously rejected Byrne’s claim that he had used reasonable force in the incident. Taking the stand last week, Byrne admitted striking Trombly in the Brighton station house but said that he had reacted in a terrified split-second after seeing the student reach for what he thought was a weapon...