Amaravati: In a significant development, the Nara Chandrababu Naidu-led Jana Sena Party (JSP)-BJP government is reportedly set to appoint former Chief Justice of India (CJI), NV Ramana, as the new Chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the governing body of one of the wealthiest and most revered temples in the world. This decision comes…
Amaravati: Facing backlash over alleged use of animal fat in prasad laddoos, YSRCP president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is set to visit Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirupati on September 28. The former CM on Wednesday also called on devotees to participate in prayers at temples across the state…
Hyderabad: In a significant move towards digitization and streamlined access to welfare benefits, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has proposed the introduction of a unified “One State – One Digital Card” for every family in the state. This all-in-one card will serve multiple purposes, including availing healthcare services, ration, and other state-sponsored welfare schemes. The…
Hyderabad: Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday came out strongly in support of Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, who said secularism cannot be a one-way road but a two-way path which has to accommodate all faiths. In a post on ‘X’, Sanjay Kumar, Union Minister of State for Home, said he completely…
Tirumala: TTD has clarified on Tuesday that the rumor about the presence of a tobacco pouch in the sacred Laddu Prasadam is untrue. It is inappropriate for some devotees to spread such claims on social media about the presence of a tobacco pouch in Srivari Laddu Prasadam. The Laddus in Tirumala are being prepared by…
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) executive officer J Shyamala Rao on Monday said here that devotees can set aside their apprehensions regarding laddus at the temple as the sanctity of the ‘prasadams’ have been restored with a four-hour purification ritual. The ritual was aimed at propitiating Lord Venkateswara Swamy from the alleged sacrilegious practices…
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday appealed to the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of Tirupati laddu adulteration allegations and launch a probe to identify the culprits. The Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal of VHP met at Tirupati and took this decision. It was attended by VHP’s international secretary Bajrang Bagra…
Amaravati: Amid the escalation heat over the Tirupati Laddu adulteration issue, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Modi, urging him to intervene and reprimand CM Chandrababu Naidu, whom he referred to as a ‘habitual liar.’ In his letter to PM Modi, Jagan alleged that CM Chandrababu Naidu…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday announced a Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddus, as the row reverberated across the country with demands from various quarters for steps to protect the sanctity of Hindu temples and their ‘prasadam’. While Naidu, who has blamed…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday alleged that the BJP is trying to continue its dominance with the concept of ‘one nation one election’, an attempt which should be repelled. He was speaking at a meeting organised here in memory of CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, who passed away recently. “The country…
