The Latest Breaking News from Tirumala

Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson G. Bhanuprakash Reddy has sought a judicial probe into the recent spate of wild-animal sightings around the Tirumala trekking route, in the wake of the fatal leopard attack on a six-year-old girl. He attributed the animal intrusions to the presence of people engaged in red sanders…

Tirumala: In respite to trekkers, 3rd leopard captured on footpath leading to Lord Venkateswara's hill temple. Set up near Narasimha swamy temple, the captured beast is a full grown adult & very ferocious. 3 leopards captured in last 50 days after 6-yr-old Lakshita was mauled to death.

On 77th Independence Day, Tirumala saw patriotic fervour with devotees carrying flags & sporting tricolour badges. TTD Exec. Officer A.V. Dharma Reddy hoisted the flag & urged officials to rededicate themselves to devotees' service. TTD modernised cottages & constructing PAC to accommodate 10,000 pilgrims. Currency counting & packing machines to…

Congress leader Chinta Mohan on August 14 (Monday) demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government shift immediately the S.V. Zoo Park in Tirupati to Vadamalapeta in Nagari Assembly constituency, saying that the move could alone stop the man-animal conflict at the Tirumala hills. Addressing a meeting in support of the demands…

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of Supreme Court offered prayers at the temple of Lord Venkateswara, in Tirumala, on August on August 14. He was accompanied by his family members.

Tirumala leopard captured after killing 6-yr-old girl. DFO Nageswara Rao confirms it walked into cage set up near temple. Forensic tests to confirm if it is same leopard. TTD EO Dharma Reddy sets up monitoring cell to maintain 24x7 vigil on wild animals along footpath for safety of pilgrims.

TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams imposed a series of curbs on the twin ghat roads and pedestrian routes leading to Tirumala on Sunday, following the death of a six-year-old girl in a leopard attack on Saturday.

Pilgrims with children aged below 15 years will be permitted to trek Alipiri and Srivari Mettu footpaths between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m, two-wheelers will not be allowed to ply on the ghat roads between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) has ordered an inquiry into the death of a six-year-old girl on the Alipiri footpath leading to Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala on August 11 night. The TTD and government department officials have been instructed to submit a report…

A six-year old girl was found dead following a suspected wild animal attack on the steps leading to Tirumala on Saturday, a TTD official said.

Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, who is all set to take over as the chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) trust board, wishes to steer clear of the administrative machinery’s activities and stay focussed on policy-making.