The Latest Breaking News from Tirupati

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has provided a financial grant of ₹25 lakh to 501 temples constructed in backward areas for carrying out dhoopa, deepa and naivedyham rituals. Briefing the media on Friday, TTD Executive Officer A.V. Dharma Reddy said the grant was released from the Srivani trust funds for…

At Zilla Parishat High School in Karakambadi village near Tirupati, students from State-funded public schools took on the role of global leaders of G20 nations to demand a clean and healthy environment for future generations. Through debating, consensus building and voting, the students voiced their concerns about the indiscriminate use…

The long-standing demand to convert Velankanni special train service into a regular service has been given the nod by Railway Board and a new Kollam-Tirupati service will also be started.

SCR commissions longest Rail-over-Rail flyover near Gudur station in Tirupati district. 2.2 km flyover constructed by RVNL with state-of-the-art tech. Flyover designed to handle traffic in both directions, reducing waiting period of trains at Gudur Station.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is contemplating setting up a state-of-the-art laboratory in Tirupati to ensure quality and healthy food to the devotees visiting Tirumala. The idea was mooted at the FSSAI’s 41st central advisory committee meeting held recently in Tirupati, where the authorities expressed willingness…

A.D. Rangarajan finds that the recent leopard attacks on the journey up the Tirumala hill in Andhra Pradesh have set off many knee-jerk reactions from the State government and also point to the need to make the Seshachalam hills a safe habitat for carnivores in order to prevent them from…

Kalpana Kalahasti, Associate Project Director, attributes the success of the moon mission to team work. As an Associate Project Director, she had been a part of several projects taken up by the ISRO, including the Mangalyaan and Chandrayaan-2.

Four persons were arrested in Tirupati for smuggling 54 kg of ganja worth ₹4.8 lakh. Three mobile phones and a motorcycle seized. The arrests were made by special enforcement bureau members at Renigunta railway station. Accused identified as Lepakshi Baba Fakruddin, A. Radhika, S. Shariba and Lepakshi Mohammed Arif.

TTD introduces 'Balaji Baggage Management System' to facilitate hassle-free transport of devotees' luggage from Tirupati to Tirumala. System scans darshan tickets and generates receipt with QR code for quick retrieval. Devotees receive SMS on arrival of luggage. Donors contribute ₹3 crore for project.