Tirupati: In a move to curb corruption, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has announced the suspension of Special Entry Darshan ticket allocations to various state tourism corporations. Daily quotas of 4,000 tickets, which were previously allocated to entities like the APTDC, Tamil Nadu’s TTDC, Karnataka’s KSTDC, and Telangana’s TSTDC, were part of the all-inclusive packages covering travel, accommodation, meals and darshan. …
A high level meeting took place in Coimbatore on Monday to address issues of sexual harassment and safety in educational institutions and workplaces throughout the district. District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati, Commissioner of Police V. Balakrishnan, and other senior officers joined in person, while heads from both government and private schools and colleges also attended. Educational institutions were also advised …