TTD Chairman Vows Action Against Non-Hindu Religious Propaganda in Tirumala
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TTD Chairman Vows Action Against Non-Hindu Religious Propaganda in Tirumala

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirumala: The trust board chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Bollineni Rajagopala Naidu, has vowed to curb any non-Hindu religious propaganda within the holy town of Tirumala. Addressing the media here after taking office on Wednesday, Naidu said the board’s primary focus will be to safeguard the sanctity of the world-renowned Hindu pilgrimage site and ensure hassle-free darshan for the large swarms of devotees. “The trust board is committed to transparency and the findings will be submitted to the government once the investigations conclude.” Naidu stated that under the chief minister’s guidance, a cleansing process has commenced in TTD to ensure accountability. Lauding the recently concluded annual Tirumala Brahmotsavams, led by executive officer J Syamala Rao and additional EO Venkaiah Chowdary, the chairman said the mega event was an impressive demonstration of the TTD workforce’s dedication to tradition and effective management.

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TTD discriminating Telangana leaders, people at Tirumala: BRS leader Srinivas Goud
4 days, 4 hours ago

TTD discriminating Telangana leaders, people at Tirumala: BRS leader Srinivas Goud

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Former minister and BRS leader Srinivas Goud made some sensational remarks against the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. After the division too, both the BRS government and TTD governing body took steps to ensure darshan of the Lord for people of both the states. Former CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also continued the same practice but now, we are able to …

Tirupati temple reforms begin with laddoo prasad: What all devotees can expect
4 weeks ago

Tirupati temple reforms begin with laddoo prasad: What all devotees can expect

India Today  

The new board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, as reconstituted by Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, has announced wide-ranging transformative measures at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, beginning with improving the quality of the laddoo prasad in the wake of a recent controversy over its purity. “The decisions aim to enhance efficiency in the temple’s management, improve the …

Tirumala Temple Board mandates removal of non-Hindu staff
1 month ago

Tirumala Temple Board mandates removal of non-Hindu staff

Op India  

On 18th November, the newly constituted Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board passed resolution to request the Andhra Pradesh government to remove non-Hindu employees from the temple administration. Addressing controversies and enhancing transparency at Tirumala Temple The board’s resolution follows a recent controversy surrounding allegations that adulterated ghee containing animal fat was used to prepare the temple’s iconic Tirupati Laddus during the …

Tirupati Temple to ‘surrender’ non-Hindu staff to government, proposes VRS
1 month ago

Tirupati Temple to ‘surrender’ non-Hindu staff to government, proposes VRS

Live Mint  

Tirupati laddu controversy: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams held a meeting on November 18 and in a media address announced key decisions reached, according to a PTI report. The TTD is a Hindu religious institution, and the board felt that it should not employ non-Hindus to work in the temple,” Naidu said, according to the HT report. On Darshan Time Speaking …

Will remove non-Hindus working in Tirumala temple administration: TTD
1 month ago

Will remove non-Hindus working in Tirumala temple administration: TTD

Hindustan Times  

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams will soon dispense with the services of all non-Hindus working in the TTD and surrender them to the Andhra Pradesh government, the temple trust board announced on Monday. This is the first meeting of the TTD after the recent controversy over the adulteration of ghee used for the preparation of “laddu prasadam.” Briefing the reporters after …

Tirupati board chairman bans political speeches, wants non-Hindus moved from TTD
1 month ago

Tirupati board chairman bans political speeches, wants non-Hindus moved from TTD

India Today  

BR Naidu, the newly appointed chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams announced a strict ban on political speeches within the temple premises. Naidu also addressed staffing issues, noting that non-religious employees would be offered Voluntary Retirement Schemes, with alternatives being considered for those who decline. He also announced that the Sri Venkateswara Aalayala Nirmanam Trust, which was designed to channel …

Probe into Non-Hindu Religious Propaganda in Tirumala
1 month ago

Probe into Non-Hindu Religious Propaganda in Tirumala

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Allegations of non-Hindu religious propaganda in Tirumala have sparked concern, prompting the Vigilance and Security Department of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams to launch an investigation. Reports said some hawkers in the Papavinasanam area tried to promote non-Hindu religious beliefs. The Vigilance team and the local police are examining these videos to verify their authenticity and determine if there was …

TTD Board New Chairman, Members Take Oath
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TTD Board New Chairman, Members Take Oath

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Industrialist and media baron Bollineni Rajagopala Naidu on Wednesday assumed office as the 54th chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board. Apart from Rajagopala Naidu, newly inducted members of the TTD Trust Board also took oath of office administered by TTD additional EO Ch. The new members assuming office include state endowments secretary Satyanarayana, Vemireddy Prasanthi Reddy, Janga …

New TTD Board: Raw deal irks Kadapa TDP men
1 month, 3 weeks ago

New TTD Board: Raw deal irks Kadapa TDP men

New Indian Express  

KADAPA: TDP leaders from Kadapa are feeling disappointed as there is no representation from the district in the newly constituted Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board, despite having won five of the seven Assembly seats in a spectacular show. The Arya Vysya community is disillusioned, having had high hopes after Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu promised to provide representation in the temple boards, …

Provide positive pilgrimage experience to devotees, says TTD Additional EO
4 months, 1 week ago

Provide positive pilgrimage experience to devotees, says TTD Additional EO

The Hindu  

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Additional Executive Officer Ch. Venkaiah Chowdhary on Thursday emphasised the importance of providing a positive pilgrimage experience to devotees visiting Tirumala from across the globe. After hoisting the National flag at his office, the Additional EO urged the employees to follow the righteous principles of selfless service, sacrifice, and truth as scripted in the Hindu scriptures and …

Alliance parties demand probe into ‘irregularities’ in TTD
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Alliance parties demand probe into ‘irregularities’ in TTD

The Hindu  

The TDP, BJP and JSP leaders came on a single platform to demand a probe into the alleged irregularities in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams administration during the last five years. TDP accused Mr. Dharma Reddy and TTD Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, who has since resigned, of diverting funds from TTD coffers to meet Tirupati’s maintenance and sanitation needs. BJP leader …

Ex-TTD Board Members Violating Tirumala Darshan Rules, Says Bhumana
9 months, 1 week ago

Ex-TTD Board Members Violating Tirumala Darshan Rules, Says Bhumana

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams trust board chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy came down heavily on some former board members for misusing the darshan privileges at Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala. Karunakar Reddy on Monday stated that though some former board members are permitted to have darshan of Tirumala Lord with wife, children and parents a few times in a year, some …

TTD Board Removes Ramana Deekshitulu from Honorary Chief Priest Post
9 months, 3 weeks ago

TTD Board Removes Ramana Deekshitulu from Honorary Chief Priest Post

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams trust board has removed A.V. The decision was taken at the board meeting chaired by Bhumana Karunakar Reddy in Tirumala on Monday.The TTD board deliberated on the accusations made by Ramana Deekshitulu against senior TTD officials in a recent video. The current chief priest A. Venugopala Deekshitulu and other priests claimed that the accusations were …

TTD is Frontrunner of Hindu Sanatana Dharma: Pontiffs
10 months, 2 weeks ago

TTD is Frontrunner of Hindu Sanatana Dharma: Pontiffs

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Several Pontiffs have unanimously declared that the TTD alone can lead the campaign of Hindu Sanatana Dharma and ensure its sanctity for future generations in all ways across the country and other parts of the world.A three-day-long religious conclave of pontiffs from various parts, organised at the Astana Mandapam in Tirumala under the aegis of Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad, …

TTD to regularise contract workers
1 year, 1 month ago

TTD to regularise contract workers

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on Tuesday announced that its trust board has decided to regularise all employees and workers who have been working for TTD on a contract basis. The other decisions taken by the board are approval of: Tender for ₹25.67 crore for construction of gravel roads on land allotted to TTD employees for building their houses at Vadamalapet. …

Row over TTD's decision to allocate 1 pc annual revenue for Tirupati development
1 year, 2 months ago

Row over TTD's decision to allocate 1 pc annual revenue for Tirupati development

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The decision by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams trust board to allocate one per cent of its annual revenue for the development of Tirupati city has ignited a political controversy. In line with TTD’s commitment to the temple city's development, the trust board chose to allocate one percent of its revenue every year to MCT. “TTD manages prominent Hindu shrines …

Lata Mangeshkar\'s family fulfils her last wish with donation to Tirumala Lord
1 year, 2 months ago

Lata Mangeshkar\'s family fulfils her last wish with donation to Tirumala Lord

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Fulfilling the late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's last wishes, her family has donated a sum of Rs 10 lakh to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on her behalf. In a letter to the TTD, Mangeshkar's family informed the temple trust about her expressed desire to donate Rs 10 lakh in her will. Her sister, Usha Mangeshkar, personally requested the TTD's …

Tainted people on TTD board: Purandeswari
1 year, 3 months ago

Tainted people on TTD board: Purandeswari

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: BJP AP president Daggubati Purandeswari on Saturday charged AP Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy with rehabilitating corrupt people on the board of Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams. Another TTD member Ketan Desai had been dismissed as the head of Medical Council of India after Delhi High Court found him guilty of corrupt practices and abuse of power. Speaking on the occasion, …

New TTD trustees board announced; inclusion of certain individuals sparks controversy
1 year, 3 months ago

New TTD trustees board announced; inclusion of certain individuals sparks controversy

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The state government on Friday announced the names of 24 new trustees of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board, stirring up controversy due to the inclusion of certain members. Notable among those appointed from AP were Gadiraju Venkata Subbaraju, Meka Seshu Babu, Nerusu Naga Satyam Yadav, Siddha Veera Venkata Sudhir Kumar, Siddavatam Yanadaiah and Masima Babu, Seetharami Reddy Ellareddy, Chande …

TTD committed to Sanatana Dharma globally: Bhumana
1 year, 4 months ago

TTD committed to Sanatana Dharma globally: Bhumana

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy on Tuesday reiterated that the devasthanam is dedicated to promoting Sanatana Hindu Dharma globally. Addressing a gathering on Independence Day after hoisting the Tricolour at TTD parade grounds here, he said: “The holy shrine of Lord Maha Vishnu, Tirumala, stands as a beacon of spiritual significance. TTD, as a pioneer in disseminating Sanatana …

Bhumanna is 53rd Chairman of TTD
1 year, 4 months ago

Bhumanna is 53rd Chairman of TTD

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUMALA: Bhumana Karunakar Reddy has on Thursday been sworn in as the 53rd chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board. Dharma Reddy administered him the oath of office inside the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala. Karunakar Reddy highlighted initiatives taken by him during his earlier tenure, including Kalyanamasthu – free mass marriages programme, Dalita Govindam, Srinivasa Kalyanams, priesthood …

Subramanian Swamy accuses Naidu, PK of false propaganda against TTD
1 year, 5 months ago

Subramanian Swamy accuses Naidu, PK of false propaganda against TTD

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy accused Telugu Desam Party national president Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan of disseminating lies and fake propaganda about Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and its SRIVANI Trust. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Friday, Swamy claimed that both Naidu and Pawan are making baseless allegations against the devasthanam …

Plastic-free drive to be launched in Tirumala by TTD
1 year, 7 months ago

Plastic-free drive to be launched in Tirumala by TTD

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: A plastic-free Tirumala campaign would be launched on Saturday in a joint effort by employees of TTD, district administration, police and the TMC on May 13. A Sundara Tirumala-Suddha Tirumala mass cleaning programme had earlier been taken up by TTD when some 1,600 sanitary workers went on a lighting strike. Speaking to the media after the ‘Dial Your EO …

Sundara Tirumala-Suddha Tirumala' drive at TTD
1 year, 7 months ago

Sundara Tirumala-Suddha Tirumala' drive at TTD

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Following the call given by TTD EO A.V. Dharma Reddy, the TTD workforce volunteered to participate in the ‘Sundara Tirumala-Suddha Tirumala’ programme on Sunday to transform the hill shrine into a green and garbage-free environment, providing a healthy and divine ambience to visiting devotees. Speaking to reporters after participating in the Tirumala cleaning volunteer programme along with TTD deputation …

TTD inquiry into YSRC publicity material at Tirumala
1 year, 7 months ago

TTD inquiry into YSRC publicity material at Tirumala

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’ vigilance and security wing has ordered an inquiry into how the ruling YSRC party’s publicity material is reaching Tirumala despite the restrictions. Telugu Desam, BJP, Jana Sena and other political parties staged demonstrations, asking how the TTD's security at Alipiri allowed YSRC activists to not only carry their party posters to Tirumala, but also affix …

Render services to pilgrims with devotion and dedication, Srivari Sevaks told
2 years, 2 months ago

Render services to pilgrims with devotion and dedication, Srivari Sevaks told

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy has asked the Srivari Sevaks to render services to the pilgrims with love, affection and spirituality. Addressing the Srivari Sevaks who have come to render services to the visiting pilgrims during the ongoing brahmotsavams at Asthana Mandapam in Tirumala on Wednesday, the TTD chairman said that nearly 13 lakh Srivari Seva …

TTD launches Shramadanam at Tirumala’s Balaji Nagar
2 years, 4 months ago

TTD launches Shramadanam at Tirumala’s Balaji Nagar

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: In a bid to keep the hill town’s environs clean and hygiene, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has launched Shramadanam programme at Tirumala on Tuesday. Participating in the Shramadanam activity along the senior officers of TTD in the Balaji Nagar area in Tirumala, TTD EO A.V. The TTD EO further took part in the Shramadanam programme and he even did not …

TTD resolves to end private eateries in Tirumala; extends free food to all devotees
2 years, 10 months ago

TTD resolves to end private eateries in Tirumala; extends free food to all devotees

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The trust board of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on Thursday resolved to shut private eateries and restaurants in Tirumala. He said that the board has decided to set up Anna Prasadam outlets and kiosks at all major junctions atop Tirumala to ensure easy availability of food. "After setting up free Anna Prasadam outlets at all vital points in Tirumala, and …

Endowments officials inspect TTD offices
3 years, 2 months ago

Endowments officials inspect TTD offices

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: A team of officials from AP endowments department visited the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board offices on Tuesday to learn on how the temple management is implementing administrative mechanisms and pilgrim-friendly measures in its temples. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the team met Sada Bhargavi, TTD joint executive officer for education and health, and participated in a meeting at the conference hall …

TTD gets a jumbo Board; 52 'special invitees' included
3 years, 3 months ago

TTD gets a jumbo Board; 52 'special invitees' included

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has constituted a 'jumbo' 81-member Board for the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, nominating 52 'special invitees' on an unprecedented scale along with 24 regular and four ex-officio members, besides the Chairman. Justifying the appointment of 50 special invitees to the Board, the government claimed the scope of TTD's administration spans across fields of development works, engineering, …

Even as Covid-19 Cases among Workers See Rise, Tirupati Board Has No Plans to Down Shutters
4 years, 4 months ago

Even as Covid-19 Cases among Workers See Rise, Tirupati Board Has No Plans to Down Shutters

News 18  

At least 652 employees of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam employees have tested positive for COVID-19 cases in a month – making it a seven-fold increase in the total number of infections. So far, 743 TTD employees have tested positive after the famous temple opened its doors to public on June 11. A senior official of the temple board said the numbers …

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