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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has set up a committee to look into the aspect of movie ticket rates in the state. Orders were issued to this effect on Tuesday. Principal Secretary Home Viswajit will be chairman of the committee which has asits members the Principal Secretaries of Revenue, Finance, and Municipal Administration,m Information Commissioner, […]
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Hyderabad: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has decided to keep Vaikunta dwara darshanam open for ten days this time. TTD Additional EO, AV Dharma Reddy told mediapersons that tickets were already released for January 1, 2022 and also Vaikunta Ekadasi on January 13. Devotees will have to bring along Covid certificate for darshan, he said while appealing […]
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Hyderabad: The Tirumula Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) has released Sarva Dharshan (free) tickets on Monday for January quota. The TTD has allotted 10,000 tickets for each day, but from Jan 13 to Jan 22, 2022, allotted only 5,000 tickets to devotees due to the ‘Vikunta Ekadhshi’. The tickets were booked within 15 minutes after the TTD […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported two more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, taking the tally to six, official sources said. The two new cases were reported from Anantapuram and Prakasam districts, and both persons arrived from foreign countries, the Director of Public Health said in a statement. A 48 year-old male who […]
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Hyderabad: The notion that “judges are themselves appointing judges” is a myth as the judiciary is just one of the many players involved in the process of selecting judicial officers, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Sunday. He was delivering the fifth Sri Lavu Venkatewarlu Endowment Lecture on “Indian Judiciary – Challenges […]
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Vijayawada: Chief Justice of India Justice N V Ramana on Saturday offered prayers at Kanaka Durga temple here. Accompanied by his wife, and clad in traditional dress, the chief justice paid obeisance at goddess Mahalkshmi on Indrakeeladri hill. The couple took part in the temple rituals and were blessed by Veda pundits. Temple officials and […]
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Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has cancelled the advance reservation of all rooms at Tirumala from January 11 to 14. The move comes in view of Vaikunta Ekadasi and Dwadasi. According to TTD, priority will be given to common devotees to book accommodation at Tirumala in the current booking mode on a first come first […]
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Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Friday released 4,60,000 tickets for the January quota. According to the official website, the special entry darshan quota for next month is completely booked as lakhs of people continue to log in. According to reports, 4,60,000 tickets were booked in 55 minutes as the TTD website received 14 […]
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Amaravati: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday visited his native village Ponnavaram in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh and was felicitated by villagers. He was escorted in decorated bullock cart around the village. Thanking everybody who attended the function, Justice Ramana said though the country is progressing, several problems are still persisting. He […]
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Visakhapatnam: INS Khukri, the first of the indigenously built missile corvettes, was decommissioned “after 32 years of glorious service” on Thursday. The ship solemn ceremony was held at Visakhapatnam during which the national flag, naval ensign, and the decommissioning pennant were lowered at sunset in the presence of Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, […]
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Vijayawada: Chief Justice of India Justice N V Ramana took a bullock cart ride during his visit to native village Ponnavaram in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. On his first visit to the village after assuming office of the CJI in April this year, he along with his wife took bullock cart ride to reach […]
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Hyderabad: The American Telugu Association (ATA) has facilitated a $20 million investment in Indian startups by organising business seminars since 2014. According to the association, which is working to promote Telugu community in the US, they have been conducting business seminars in Hyderabad once every two years. These business seminars encouraged multiple companies to move […]
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Two more cases of Omicron reported in Andhra Pradesh, a total of four cases.
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Tirupati: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa offered prayers at the ancient hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here on Friday. The 76-year old Rajapaksa accompanied by his wife Shiranthi flew in here on Thursday afternoon on a more than 24-hour long spiritual journey to the hills, a temple official said. After an […]
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Visakhapatnam: The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme of the Central government for pharmaceuticals would accelerate further growth in the pharma sector, according to the Joint Secretary-Department of Pharmaceuticals. Addressing Pharma Mart 2021 conference `Pharma manufacturing industry: Challenges and opportunities’ organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) through virtual mode here on Thursday, he said that […]
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Tirupati: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived at nearby Tirumala, the famous hill abode of Lord Venkateswara on Thursday afternoon, a temple official said. An ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara, Rajapaksa, accompanied by wife Shiranthi, arrived here on a two-day spiritual visit. He would offer prayers to the presiding deity of Lord Venkateswara at […]
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Hyderabad: Single Telugu women are not shying away from making the first move while expressing interest in a man. According to Telugu Matrimony, the leading matchmaking service from BharatMatrimony for the Telugu community, about 22 per cent of women are boldly making the first move while looking for a life partner. The report reveals that […]
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Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Police in Vizianagaram district on Thursday booked a case against former Union Minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju in connection with an incident at Ramateertham temple. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) politburo member, who is hereditary trustee of the temple, and others were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). […]
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Amaravati: Officials during state-wide raids on cinema halls on Wednesday, seized several theaters for violating rules and regulations. As many as 12 theaters were seized in Krishna district on the day during raids in Nuziveedu, Avanigadda and Gudivada. The officials probed the details of rates of online and offline tickets as well as snacks in […]
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Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday confirmed the second case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the state. The Omicron positive patient is a 39-year-old international traveller from Kenya. While speaking with ANI, Dr Hymavati, the Director of Andhra Pradesh’s Public Health Department, said, “A 39 years old foreign traveller came from Kenya to […]
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New Delhi: The government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it has received complaints against 18 NGOs for their alleged involvement in conversion into Christianity by inducements, allurement and misrepresentation since 2018. In a written reply to a query, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, said that the ministry has received complaints […]
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Tanuku (West Godavari district): Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday wondered why some persons were unable to stomach when something good is done to the poor, and gave a call to the people to question such persons. Addressing a huge gathering after inaugurating the Jagananna Sampoorna Gruha Hakku Pathakam–one time settlement (OTS) programme here, […]
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New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a four-member committee and sought factual and action taken report for alleged violation of environmental norms in the course of construction work over the Rushikonda Hill near Visakhapatnam. The bench headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel in an order passed on December 17, 2021, stated that […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy turned 48 on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and eminent people from various walks of life greeted the chief minister on his birthday. The Prime Minister conveyed his greetings through a tweet: “May Almighty bless him […]
