NEW DELHI: As the N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP government and the management board Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) came under fire for Wednesday stampede that claimed six lives, the FIR filed on the incident blamed the victim and the crowd for the incident.The Tirupati East Police registered two separate FIRs following the deaths of six devotees…
A stampede claimed the lives of six devotees and left over 30 injured during the issuance of Vaikuntha Dwara Sarva Darshan tokens for Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati Wednesday evening.The chaos erupted around 8pm when Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams officials began distributing tokens at various centres, including Vishnu Nivasam, Srinivasam and Padmavati Park. The stampede occurred…
TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has banned political and hate speeches at Tirumala and warned of initiating legal action against the violators.The newly constituted TTD trust board headed by chairman BR Naidu passed a resolution to this effect at the maiden trust board meeting held at Tirumala recently. The resolution No 93 passed by the…
TIRUPATI: The newly-formed Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) passed Monday a resolution requiring non-Hindus employed by the board to either take voluntary retirement or opt for a transfer to other government departments in Andhra Pradesh.TTD is an independent government trust that manages Tirumala Venkateswara temple in Tirupati – the world’s richest Hindu shrine. TTD chairman BR…
Owaisi points out the contradiction with the government’s push for non-Muslim inclusion in Waqf Boards and Councils. NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has taken aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, criticizing the newly appointed chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for advocating a Hindu-only staff policy at the Tirumala temple. Owaisi’s remarks come…
Ex-TTD chairman has approached the SC seeking an independent committee to probe the allegations surrounding the quality of Prasadam at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala. NEW DELHI: Former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman, YV Subba Reddy, has approached the Supreme Court seeking the formation of an independent committee to probe the allegations surrounding the…
NEW DELHI: Andha chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, slammed the previous YSRCP government, alleging that many ghee procuring methods by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams ( TTD) were altered during their regime. He said that TDD board appointments became similar to “gambling” during YSRCP government and many instances of appointing people who had no faith came…
NEW DELHI: Amul filed a complaint with the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Police Station against false claims circulating on social media, alleging that the company supplied the ghee used in the Tirupati temple’s prasadam laddoos. The complaint was lodged after several social media posts falsely claimed that the ghee used in the laddoos contained animal fat…
NEW DELHI: Amid uproar over reports showing presence of “foreign substance” in Tirupati laddus, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge reacted to the controversy, saying what is now out in the open is not good news for anyone and demanded stringent action against the culprits in the case. “Whatever has come to light regarding Tirupati Balaji Temple…
NEW DELHI: After reports of beef fat and fish oil being found in the cow ghee samples used to make the Tirupati ‘laddu prasadam,’ Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams said that sanctity of the ‘prasadam’ has been restored. The temple trust has also stalled the use of cow-based products temporarily for making Srivari Prasadams.“The sanctity of Srivari…
