Hyderabad/Amaravati, March 19 (IANS) Telugu New Year ‘Ugadi’ was celebrated with traditional fervour on Thursday across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. A festive atmosphere prevailed across both Telugu states as thousands thronged temples, praying for prosperity. Special prayers were held at Tirumala, Srisailam, Vijayawada and Bhadrachalam temples.People offered special prayers, decorated the entrances of their houses and shops with strings of mango leaves, savoured traditional food, and lis…
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Amaravati, March 4 (IANS) Opposition YSR Congress Party on Wednesday demanded the sacking of Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu for his remark in the Legislative Council targeting Chairman K. Moshenu Raju on the basis of his religion. Leader of opposition in the Council, Botsa Satyanarayana and senior leaders Merugu Nagarjuna and TJR Sudhakar Babu strongly condemned the incident, describing it as a dark day in the history of democracy.In a joint statement issued in Tade…
Amaravati, March 4 (IANS) Five members of a family were killed when a car in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Wednesday, police said.The accident occurred on the Bengaluru-Chennai national highway near Dundapalli cross in Gangavaram mandal.According to police, the car rammed into a moving truck from behind. All five occupants of the car died on the spot.The deceased, residents of the Rajaji Nagar area in Bengaluru, were on their way to Tirum…
Tirupati, March 3 (IANS) The doors of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple atop Tirumala near here and all major temples in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were closed on Tuesday due to lunar eclipse. The priests closed the doors of the temples after performing rituals. They will be re-opened after the eclipse comes to an end and following purification rituals.The lunar eclipse will commence at 3.20 p.m. and conclude at 6.47 p.m. on Tuesday. As per tradition, the doors of Tirumala temple were shut six hou…
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) A young YouTuber died by suicide after alleged failure in love with another YouTuber in Hyderabad. They had a break-up a year ago and she was reportedly under emotional stress after that and had allegedly attempted suicide six months ago also.Komali (21), who hails from Visakhapatnam, hanged herself at her uncle’s house in Chitrapuri colony in Manikonda under the limits of Raidurgam Police Station, police said on Wednesday.The incident came to light after Komali’s fa…
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Actress Trisha Krishnan visited the sacred Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala and sought divine blessings. Trisha took to Instagram, where she shared a few pictures of herself dressed in a simple pastel traditional outfit, offering prayers at the revered shrine.For the caption, she wrote: “Best day Still feeling it.”The Venkateswara Temple of Tirumala or Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple is dedicated to Venkateswara, a form of god Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared o…
Amaravati, Feb 5 (IANS) Denying the clean chit to the YSRCP in the Tirupati laddu adulteration case, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday declared that the guilty in the case will not be spared.The CBI-led has submitted a report to the state government to initiate administrative action against the individuals concerned, Naidu said.The Chief Minister said the government has constituted a one-man committee to conduct a comprehensive examination of the report, identify lap…
Vijayawada, Feb 2 (IANS) Former minister and YSR Congress Party leader Jogi Ramesh on Monday claimed that his life and the safety of his family are under threat from minister Nara Lokesh and stated that the TDP leader should be held fully responsible if any harm comes to them in the future. He alleged that Sunday’s attack on his house was carried out on Lokesh’s instructions under the leadership of MP Kesineni Chinni. He said that TDP cadres, acting with police presence and support, attacked…
Amaravati, Jan 5 (IANS) Mauritian President Dharambeer Gokhool offered prayers at Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple at Mangalagiri on Monday.The officials of the ancient temple accorded a traditional welcome to the Mauritian President on his arrival.Dharambeer Gokhool is on a five-day visit to Andhra Pradesh. He arrived on Saturday and attended the World Telugu Conference at Guntur on Sunday.Meanwhile, later in the day, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will call on the visiting P…
Tirupati, Dec 30 (IANS) India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and his wife Devisha Shetty paid a visit to the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Tirumala, in Andhra Pradesh and offered their prayers on the occasion of Vaikuntha Ekadashi. They prayed to Lord Venkateswara and passed through the Vaikuntha Dwaram (celestial gate) as the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials made arrangements for their darshan and facilitated their visit to the temple on the hill.Their visit received a warm re…