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Led by the AP Sadhu Parishad President Sirnivasananda Saraswati Swamy, the seers have begun an indefinite hunger strike in front of the TTD building, demanding the construction of the hotel to be stopped with immediate effect.

The septuagenarian donated the amount from savings she made while working in development and disaster management sector under various capacities across Kosovo, Albania, Yemen, Saudi and India

The Andhra Pradesh government has appointed a new 24-member board for the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), with B.R. Naidu as the chairman.

Guntur Range IGP says officials will question everybody, including TTD board members, officials and workers

YSRC president accuses the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of "tarnishing" the sanctity of Tirumala with false allegations

Senior party leader and former TTD chairman B Karunakar Reddy participates in prayers at Gangamma temple at Tatayya Gunta in Tirupati

Temple body says it has come across sub-standard ghee and presence of lard in samples tested for quality, echoing claims first made by Naidu

This is a diversion politics. The allegations are atrocious. Is it fair to play with devotees sentiments, expressed YSRCP chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy

Says this type of tempering with the sentiments of Hindus has been done deliberately for a long time

Says the previous govt served substandard food to devotees to not only undermine its holiness but also hurt their sentiments

Asserts that pure ghee was now being used and everything has been sanitised at the temple, leading to improved quality

Chanting "Govinda" in unison, devotees filled all compartments to capacity as the doors opened at 1:45 am, eager to catch a glimpse of Lord Venkateswara in all his divine splendor.

TTD officials have appealed to devotees to be alert and cautious while trekking on the Alipiri-Tirumala walkway and urged them to walk in groups only.

Devotees are advised to book tickets and rooms through the official website.

Kalyanotsavam, Arjitha Brahmotsavam, Unjal Seva, and Sahasra Deepalankara Seva tickets will be released on the 21st of every month.

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.

The lemon farmers of Nellore and Tirupati are expressing their sorrow over the fall in lemon exports and prices.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off a Vande Bharat train running between Hyderabad and Tirupati. The train is expected to cut travel time for devotees travelling between the cities and is expected to reach destinations in approximately eight and a half hours.

TTD has decided to give top priority to common pilgrims by giving them 15 hours of daily darshan and reserving 85 percent of the available accommodation at Tirumala