The controversy surrounding the use of adulterated ghee in the Laddu prasadam at the renowned Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) in Andhra Pradesh has sparked nationwide outrage. Social media has become a battleground as people voice differing opinions on the matter. On September 20, Pawan Kalyan expressed concern over allegations of animal fat being added to…
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Monday issued a show cause notice to the company that allegedly supplied adulterated ghee to Tirupati’s Sri Venkateswara temple after it failed the quality test.According to the ministry, it received samples from 4 companies, out of which adulteration was found in one company’s sample.Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh chief minister…
NEW DELHI: YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is also Andhra Pradesh‘s former CM, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging swift action against the “baseless allegations” made by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu concerning laddu ‘prasadam‘ of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).“Chandrababu Naidu a pathological and habitual liar has stooped…
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and Jana Sena president Pawan Kalyan on Friday addressed the controversy surrounding the use of adulterated ingredients in the preparation of Tirupati Laddu Prasadams and said that when temples are attacked, it is the duty of every political leader to speak out.“We have to maintain sanctity of every…
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh govt suspended Sunday three senior IPS officers on charges of framing, arresting and harassing a Mumbai-based actress earlier this year in an alleged attempt to coerce her withdraw a sexual assault complaint in her home city. This is possibly the first time so many senior IPS officers have been suspended in the…
NEW DELHI: Faced with a huge financial burden caused by the ruling of a nine-judge bench of Supreme Court enabling states to collect royalty on extracted minerals and to levy tax on mineral-bearing land, Centre has sought a review, pointing out several “errors apparent in the judgment”.Interestingly, the Centre has roped in Madhya Pradesh as…
TIRUPATI: The TDP on Thursday suspended Satyavedu legislator Koneti Adimoolam from the party after a sexual harassment charge surfaced against him.A woman TDP leader from Satyavedu, who is a mother of two, shot off a complaint to party supremo and AP chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, accusing the Satyavedu MLA of subjecting her to sexual…
NEW DELHI: Severe flooding has struck Andhra Pradesh on Thursday due to heavy rainfall, submerging roads and houses. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that a land-based cyclone caused intense precipitation within a 24-hour period. The extreme weather was driven by moisture from the Arabian Sea and heat from the eastern regions of the country.Relief…
Many parts of Telangana saw heavy rains HYDERABAD: A father-daughter duo, a mother-daughter duo, and a couple among nine people died in rain-related accidents over a 24-hour period until Sunday in Telangana battered by torrential downpours.Andhra Pradesh capital region, meanwhile, has been transformed into a virtual lake following an unprecedented 37 cm rainfall in a…
VIJAYAWADA: Students of a private engineering college near Gudlavalleru, in Gudivada mandal of Andhra Pradesh‘s Krishna district, staged a midnight protest late on Thursday after allegedly discovering hidden cameras in the washrooms of the girls’ hostel.The protest was triggered by allegations that a final year BTech student had been selling videos captured by the hidden…
