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The leopard was sighted on the walkway near Galigupuram with its movements captured on CCTV footage in a shop around 1 am. The shopkeeper alerted the officials of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam

Police deployed sniffer dogs and bomb disposal teams after three private hotels received bomb threats via email. According to police, the threats were sent on Thursday evening to hotels in the Leela Mahal, Kapila Theertham, and Alipiri areas.

It was not that the devotees fight the wild animals with hand sticks but scientific studies revealed that any animal would backpedal if you hold a staff in hand, he stated.

Speaking to media persons, the TTD chairman said rigorous security arrangements have been made for pilgrims using the Alipiri and Srivari Mettu walkways

TTD has come out with a new luggage policy to facilitate transportation of the baggage of pilgrims up the hill.

The presence of leopards around Tirumala has caused concern among devotees who come for darshan.

The incident took place at the 7th mile along the Alipiri-Tirumala pedestrian route in Andhra Pradesh.

The security official was immediately alerted after devotees complained and TTD snake catcher Bhaskar Naidu reached the spot.

The TTD said that 66,310 devotees visited Tirumala, and 31,980 devotees tonsured their heads on Thursday. It also revealed that Srivari Hundi's income was Rs 3.16 crores yesterday.

Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) banned all types of plastic in Tirumala, with effect from Wednesday (June 1). The move comes as part of the trust board’s eco-friendly drive to protect the environment and greenery on the hill shrine. In a meeting with shopkeepers and hotel management in Tirumala, TTD Estate Officer Mallikarjuna said […]

However, devotees who would like to reach Tirumala on foot could still go on foot from Srivari Mettu to Tirumala, TTD said here on Wednesday