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Hans India
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Naidu to offer silk robes to Goddess Gangamma in Kuppam on May 21
Kuppam (Chittoor district): Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to visit his constituency of Kuppam twice this month for two significant occasions. On May 21, the Chief Minister will offer silk robes to Goddess Gangamamba at Sri Prasanna Tirupati Gangamamba temple in Pathapeta as part of the annual jatara celebrations. This visit will be followed by another on May 25, when he will return along with his family to take part in the housewarming ceremony of his newly built residence. In anticipation of the CM's May 21 visit, Government Whip and MLC Dr K Srikanth, district Collector Sumit Kumar, and district SP VN Manikanta Chandolu reviewed the preparatory arrangements on Monday. As part of the Advanced Security Liaison (ASL) protocol, officials inspected the helipad site at Dravidian University Grounds in Gudupalli mandal. Discussions included setting up barricades, sanitation measures, and other related logistical arrangements. Later, the team visited Sri Prasanna Tirupati Gangamamba temple and discussed traffic regulation and crowd control measures with temple chairman Ravichandra Babu. Special attention is being given to managing the large crowds expected during the silk robe offering ceremony by the Chief Minister. TTD Trust Board member V Santharam, AR Additional SP Nanda Kishore, PRSE Chandrasekhar Reddy, District Transport Commissioner Niranjan Reddy, Kuppam RDO Srinivasa Raju, AR DSP Mahaboob Basha, and Municipal Commissioner Srinivas Rao were among the officials who took part in the ASL review and planning activities.
The Hindu
19-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
TTD Trust Board member demands vigilance probe into ‘Tulabharam scam' in Tirumala during YSRCP government
The BJP State spokesperson and a member of the TTD Trust Board G. Bhanuprakash Reddy has demanded a vigilance probe into what he termed as 'Tulabharam scam' at the abode of Lord Venkateswara during the erstwhile YSR Congress Party government. Mr. Bhanuprakash Reddy formally addressed the complaint to Director-General of Police (Vigilance and Enforcement) and submitted the same to the Superintendent of Police (V&E), Tirupati, on Monday. Tulabharam is a form of fulfilment of vow, where the devotees weigh themselves against banana, rice, jaggery, coins etc., and submit the same as an offering to Lord Venkateswara. Alternately, they pay an equivalent amount worth the offering. In the complaint, he said that the amount offered by the devotees towards 'Tulabharam' had not reached the TTD exchequer during 2019-2024. His other charge was that an employee hired on contract basis was deployed to man the point, instead of a regular employee placed in the past. 'During the said period, the staff working at the Tulabharam had misappropriated lakhs of rupees daily by diverting the donated amount for their personal use', he said in the complaint. Further, he said that the modus operandi was to remit a smaller amount in the bank to avoid suspicion and siphon off the remaining funds. 'This is a form of deceiving the devotees, which amounts to criminal breach of trust', he told the media later. Immediately after coming to power in 2024, the NDA government had initiated vigilance probe into several cases of alleged irregularities, but 'Tulabharam' remained out of the department's radar, Mr. Bhanuprakash observed. He suspected the hands of influential persons in the scam, as the scores of complaints received from the devotees during the previous regime had been relegated to the dustbin.
Hans India
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hans India
BJP slaps legal notice on Niharika enterprises
Tirupati: BJP senior leader and TTD Trust Board member G Bhanu Prakash Reddy issued a legal notice to Neelamegam Santhanam (Cine Actor), Niharika Enterprises, a cinema company in Tamil Nadu for hurting the sentiments of devotees of Lord Venkateswara. In a statement on Wednesday, Bhanuprakashsaid that a cinema company in their cinema 'DD Next Level'had portrayed devotional chanting GovindaNamavali in an indecent manner in a song, hurting the sentiments of devotees of Lord Venkateswara. He demanded a public apology from cine enterpriser and deletion scenes containing the Govida Namavali or else he will be forced to file a criminal case and defamation suit. Reddy lamented that Hindus have become a soft target for film makers and misusing even devotional chanting. Reddy warned that if the film company failed to respond he will go ahead with the case through party legal advisor K Ajay Kumar.
Hans India
11-05-2025
- General
- Hans India
Helmets distributed to TTD employees
Tirumala: TTD Chairman BR Naidu distributed helmets to the TTD employees on Saturday morning at his camp office in Tirumala. To ensure the safety of employees commuting between Tirumala and Tirupati, the TTD Trust Board Chief mulled this initiative. Speaking to the media, the Chairman stated that the decision to distribute helmets was taken as a part of ensuring safety of TTD employees. He said that Sri Jaladi Raghuram from Guntur and Mr. Naveen, head of KCN Helmets from Delhi, have come forward to donate helmets for the cause. As part of it, in the first phase, 555 helmets worth approximately Rs.5 lakh were donated. An additional 500 helmets are expected to be donated within 15 days. ''If these are found satisfactory in quality and usage, another 5,000 helmets will be provided', he said. TTD Board Members Shanta Ram, VGOs Ram Kumar, Surendra, and other officials participated in the program.
The Hindu
21-04-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Quenching the thirst of animals and birds in hot summer
Two voluntary organisations have joined hands to provide succour to the birds and animals, which find it extremely difficult to beat the scorching summer and the heat wave conditions. Animal Care Land of Tirupati tied up with Bengaluru-based non-governmental organisation Water for Voiceless to provide 180 large water bowls to the stray animals and birds in Tirupati. Sixty two select volunteers were identified for the task, who were handed over the 180 water bowls for installation at various localities. TTD Trust Board member G. Bhanuprakash Reddy formally declared the project open recently and called upon every citizen to shoulder the responsibility of providing water to the animals around. As part of the pan-India initiative, the WFV has already distributed over one lakh water bowls across the country, its public relations officer Supriya said. As the temperature rises and availability of water decreases, the stray dogs are likely to see a change in temperament, which may give rise to instances of dog bites, Assistant Director Department of Animal Husbandry N.V. Sreekanth Babu cautioned. Animal Care Land's veterinary officer Yagna Valkya, animal lovers and volunteers received the bowls meant to be installed at strategic locations to quench the thirst of stray animals as well as birds.
