Tirupathi

• Bharti Airtel launched its 3G services in Tirupati

  Jul :09 |   Telecom major Bharti Airtel today launched its 3G services in famous temple cities--Tirupati, Nelloe and Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh. Airtel 3G services will now empower customers in Tirupati, Nellore and Kadapa with the ability to experience a host of exciting… [ Read more ... ]

• President opens new dining complex on Tirumala

  Jul :07 |   President Smt. Prathbha Patil today inaugurated the newly built Tarigonda Vengamamba Nitya Annadana Satram Complex at Tirumala. Chief Minister Kirankumar reddy, Governor ESL Narasimhan, Tirupati MLA Chiranjeevi, Ministers Geetha Reddy and Raghuveera Reddy also attended the function. Earlier, the President… [ Read more ... ]

• TTD plans to control rush

  Jul :04 |   TIRUMALA: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is planning to streamline the queues inside the sanctum sanctorum of the hill shrine by introducing a single line to avoid congestion of pilgrims. Sources said with the ever increasing rush of pilgrims from… [ Read more ... ]

• Karunanidhi's family visits Tirupati

  Jun :30 |   The family of the DMK patriarch, who often likes to claim the mantle of rationalist leader E.V. Ramasamy Periyar, has recently been spotted seeking divine intervention at temples.On Tuesday, Karunanidhi's elder daughter Selvi and a few other women of the… [ Read more ... ]

• Yajur mandir hundi matches tirupati

  Jun :25 |   PUTTAPARTHI: While the 20-member team scanned the entire two-storied Yajur Mandir for nearly 36 hours, nothing much emerged from the various documents which were found inside the private chambers of Sai Baba on Friday.Sources said the Yajur Mandir resembled the… [ Read more ... ]

• Woman murdered, made into pieces

  Jun :20 |   In a gruesome incident in Tirupati that came to light late, a married woman was killed, made into pieces and kept in a TV box.  Following a complaint by the residents of Sivajyothy Nagar in Tirupati that foul smell was… [ Read more ... ]

• President to visit Tirumala in July 7

  Jun :17 |   President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the new Annadanam complex (Devotees’ dining hall) built on the Tirumala Hills on July 7. The president will arrive at Tirumala in the early hours of July 7 by a special flight and have darshan… [ Read more ... ]

• Train to halt at Mayiladuthurai

  Jun :16 |   The bi-weekly Madurai-Tirupati Express will halt at Mayiladuthurai from July 1, the Southern Railway has informed the First Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday. The submission was in response to a public interest writ plea from advocate K Rajendran,… [ Read more ... ]

• Tirumala shrine to close for total lunar eclipse

  Jun :14 |   Ahead of the total lunar eclipse, the temple of Lord Venkateswara on the hills of Tirumala will be closed for Darshan from 4 pm on Wednesday. It remains closed for the next 14 hours and devotees will be allowed for darshan… [ Read more ... ]

• India pilgrim trail

  Jun :06 |   India's pilgrimage centres are fast becoming hot-spots for hotel chains, as both domestic and international groups look to plug a gap in the market for quality accommodation. But a rise in disposable incomes and more Indians experiencing foreign travel  both the… [ Read more ... ]