Rs.1.97 crore e-Hundi collection in April 2020 Tirupati: With uncertainty continuing as to when the darshan will resume, Sri Venkateswara Temple authorities yesterday decided to sell ‘Tirupati laddu Prasadam’ or the sacred offering among devotees at 50 percent discount across Andhra Pradesh and in the State capitals of neighbouring States. The laddu, weighing 175 gm,…
Rs. 45 lakh Tirupati Darshan that was not meant to be
May 14, 2020Two Mysureans con Bengaluru businessman promising Special Darshan and deity’s robes Bengaluru: Two Mysureans are in the dock for allegedly duping a 75-year-old businessman from Bengaluru of Rs. 45 lakh after promising to get him a ‘Special Darshan’ of the presiding deity Lord Venkateshwara at Tirumala in Tirupati and also the clothes draped on the…
Outgoing CJI Gogoi at Tirupati
November 18, 2019Tirupati: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, who demitted his Office yesterday, was on a two-day pilgrimage to Tirupati shrine. He was accompanied by his wife Rupanjali Gogoi. On his arrival at the main entrance of Tiruchanoor Temple on Saturday last, Justice Gogoi was accorded a grand welcome by temple priests of Tirumala Tirupati…
Sudha Murty re-appointed as TTD Board member
September 18, 2019Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh): The Andhra Pradesh Government has re-appointed Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty as a member of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Board. Sudha Murty is among the three members from Karnataka to be appointed to the Board — the other two being Sampath Ravi Narayan and Ramesh Shetty. The TTD Board has 26 members…
Extend Renigunta train to Tirupati
March 3, 2019Mysuru: The Senior Citizens Forum has urged the South Western Railway authorities to extend Mysore-Renigunta Express Train service to Tirupati as it will help the commuters avoid changing of train at Renigunta, which is very near Tirupati. In an appeal to MP Pratap Simha, the members have requested him to recommend for the extension of…
Karbonn opens manufacturing facility at Tirupati
February 15, 2019Tirupati: Karbonn, the leading mobile phone manufacturer in India, under the aegis of the Andhra Pradesh Government, has setup a state-of-the-art mobile manufacturing plant at Sri Venkateshwara Mobile and Electronics Manufacturing hub in Tirupati. With a total investment of Rs. 200 crore in a phased manner and production capacity of over one million mobile phones,…
Three gold crowns missing from Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple
February 3, 2019Tirupati: Three gold crowns belonging to the processional deities at Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati went missing yesterday evening. According to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Joint Executive Officer Pola Bhaskar, the crowns belong to the processional deities at one of the 18 sub-temples in Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple. Temple staff noticed the three diamond-studded…
Staunch JD(S) follower walks barefoot to Tirupati
May 21, 2018Mandya/ Mysuru: A staunch JD(S) follower, who had made a vow that if G.T. Devegowda (GTD) wins from Chamundeshwari constituency and H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) becomes the Chief Minister, he would walk to Tirupati, has embarked on foot to the temple town as both his wishes have come true. Wrestler Venkatesh, 48, is the person who…
Free darshan of Lord Venkateshwara at Tirupati for poor people
February 28, 2018Mysuru: There is a strong belief among people that all the sins committed in life would be wiped out if one visits Tirupati and has the darshan of Lord Venkateshwara. The poor go house to house begging for money and with funds thus collected visit Tirupati. To cater to this class of people, the founder…
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