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AP CM to inaugurate last stretch of Srinivasa Sethu elevated expressway on Sept 18

TIRUPATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate the last stretch of the Srinivasa Sethu elevated expressway works in Tirupati on September 18.

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Fourth leopard captured on Tirumala foot path

Forest officials capture 4th leopard on Tirumala footpath, 2 still housed in zoo park; 300 trap cameras set up to maintain vigil.

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FSSAI to set up lab in Tirupati

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…

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Dilemma over leopard attacks in the foot path of Tirumala hills

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…

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Leopard trapped in 50 of 300 camera traps installed in Tirumala forest of Andhra Pradesh

Forest Department, with the support of TTD, is implementing a plan to drive leopards away from the trekking routes leading to Lord Venkateswara temple, says official.

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TTD modernises its luggage management system at Tirumala

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.

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Defiant BRS MLA Mynampalli Hanumantha Rao to decide future course of action after talks with supporters

Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi MLA from Malkajgiri Mynampally Hanumantha Rao said he would be meeting his supporters from the Malkajgiri and Medak assembly segments to decide the next course of action. A day after creating a storm over his controversial remarks on Finance Minister T. Harish Rao in Tirumala, Mr. Hanumantha…

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TTD warns miscreants to refrain from spreading false information related to animal attacks at Tirumala

TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams warned miscreants to refrain from spreading false information related to animal attacks at Tirumala.

The Times of India

Tamil Nadu man arrested for making hoax bomb call to Tirumala police on I-Day

The Tirumala police on Saturday arrested a 39-year-old man from Salem of Tamil Nadu for making a hoax bomb call. According to DSP Bhaskar Reddy and Inspector Chandrasekhar Reddy, the accused, identified as Balaji, called the landline number at the Alipiri checkpost on August 15 and informed the personnel that…

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Will initiate appropriate measures to check man-animal conflict on Tirumala footpath: Minister Peddireddi

Minister for Forests Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy on Saturday said that the State government would initiate appropriate measures to prevent the man-animal conflict along the Tirumala ghat road, given the recent killing of a six-year-old girl by a leopard. Speaking to the media here, the Minister said that the “unfortunate incident”…

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Sloth bear walks into cage near Srisailam

Forest dept. in Nallamala forest near Srisailam set up cage to capture sloth bear after reports of leopard sightings. Officials acted quickly after recent leopard attack on a six-year-old girl in Tirumala. The bear got trapped in the cage in the early hours of Friday. Deputy director Alang Teran directed…

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BJP demands judicial probe into leopard intrusions along Tirumala routes

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…

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Another leopard captured on Tirumala foot path

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.

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TTD staff rededicate themselves to the service of devotees on I-Day

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…

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Chinta Mohan demands shifting of SV Zoo Park from Tirupati to Nagari

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…

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Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of Supreme Court court offers prayers at Tirumala temple

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.

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Leopard that mauled girl to death on Tirumala footpath captured

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.

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TTD imposes curbs on ghat roads and pedestrian routes following leopard attack at Tirumala

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.

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TTD imposes restrictions on pilgrims taking footpath routes to Tirumala temple

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.

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Andhra Pradesh child rights commission orders probe into death of girl in leopard attack on Tirumala temple footpath

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…

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Girl killed in suspected wild animal attack in Tirumala

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.

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TTD trust board’s new chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy to steer clear of administrative domain

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.

The Hindu

Ghee supply to TTD stopped during BJP rule, says Siddaramaiah

Responding to an attack by the BJP over ghee from the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) no longer being supplied to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for making its laddoo, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the supply was stopped about one-and-a-half years back when the BJP was in power in the…

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Tirumala temple to witness two Brahmotsavams this year owing to ‘Adhikamasam’, says TTD EO

The Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala is all set to celebrate two Brahmotsavams this year. The first one is Salakatla Brahmotsvams which is scheduled to be celebrated in September while the other is in October. Briefing the media after a meeting with the officials of the engineering, vigilance and security,…

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Tirumala temple tank to remain closed for a month

TTD suspends pushkarini rituals for a month to facilitate repairs and cleaning works before annual Brahmotsavams of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala. Tank emptied, repairs and desilting works to be done, followed by refilling with fresh water. State-of-art recycling system installed.

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