40 years on, T.N. Tourism Development Corporation’s Tirupati tour is still going strong

40 years on, T.N. Tourism Development Corporation’s Tirupati tour is still going strong

The tour, which leaves every day at 5 a.m. from the TTDC office returns by 9.30 p.m. after taking tourists to Tirupati, Tirumala and Thiruchanur. A file photograph of passengers boarding a TTDC bus in Chennai | Photo Credit: File It’s a four-decade old tour, yet it runs full house every day. The Tamil Nadu … Read more

‘Pasuvula Panduga’ celebrated early in Tirupati district, with great fanfare

‘Pasuvula Panduga’ celebrated early in Tirupati district, with great fanfare

Youth trying to tame bulls at the ‘Pasuvula Panduga’ organised in Anuppalle village of Ramachandrapuram mandal near Tirupati on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Notwithstanding the serious warnings issued by the police department against bull fights and cockfights during the Sankranti festival, ‘Pasuvula Panduga’ was organised with great fanfare at Anuppalle village of Ramachandrapuram … Read more

350 participants arrive in Tirupati for DanceSport championship

350 participants arrive in Tirupati for DanceSport championship

Minister R.K. Roja being felicitated after she formally inaugurated the 13th ‘National DanceSport Championship 2022’ in Tirupati on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As many as 350 participants converged at Srinivasa Sports Complex in Tirupati to participate in the 13th ‘National DanceSport Championship 2022,’ which got off to a colourful start on Wednesday. Minister … Read more

Bilawal Bhutto’s effigy burnt in Tirupati for his comments on PM Modi

Bilawal Bhutto’s effigy burnt in Tirupati for his comments on PM Modi

BJP leaders protesting against Bilawal Bhutto in Tirupati on December 17, 2022. Photo: Special Arrangement State leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) converged at MCT Circle here on December 17 to burn the effigy of Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, taking exception to his unwarranted criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the … Read more

Gold-plating of Sri Govindaraja temple in Tirupati to gain pace

Gold-plating of Sri Govindaraja temple in Tirupati to gain pace

TTD Joint Executive Officer V. Veerabrahmam interacting with goldsmiths engaged in the gold-plating work of Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. The gold plating work taken up by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) at Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple’s ‘Alaya Vimana Gopuram’, the canopy over the sanctum sanctorum, is set to … Read more

Cruising through the milk ocean with women at the helm

Cruising through the milk ocean with women at the helm

Products of Visakha Dairy on display at a sales counter at the plant in Visakhapatnam. From just fresh milk, the dairy’s product portfolio has expanded over the years. | Photo Credit: K.R Deepak What began as a modest cooperative venture, within a span of just eight years, has turned into the world’s largest dairy firm … Read more

Nadendla Manohar condemns Jana Sena leader Kiran Rayal’s arrest in Tirupati 

Nadendla Manohar condemns Jana Sena leader Kiran Rayal’s arrest in Tirupati 

Nadendla Manohar asserted that Kiran Rayal’s detention was an act of political vengeance and what was highly objectionable was keeping his family members in the dark about it. Nadendla Manohar asserted that Kiran Rayal’s detention was an act of political vengeance and what was highly objectionable was keeping his family members in the dark about … Read more

‘Jagananna Pala Velluva’ to be launched in Tirupati in November

‘Jagananna Pala Velluva’ to be launched in Tirupati in November

The Tirupati district administrators are working out the modalities for the launch of ‘Jagananna Pala Velluva’, which is expected to be set in motion in the first week of November. Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Limited (APDDCF) Special Officer Ahmed Babu, after a review with district officials and Amul representatives recently, asked the stakeholders … Read more

Indians still love to travel! Puri, Goa, Kerala emerge top travel destinations in their categories: OYO Travelopedia

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OYO’s travel data shows January 2020 (pre-covid) as being the most travelled month this year, followed by most cancellations in April 2020 due to the pandemic related lockdown. Indians love to travel and it’s no big surprise that India has even topped the travel charts as the most booked country! Meanwhile Delhi has been topping … Read more

Narrow escape for jeweller family as chopper makes emergency landing enroute Tirupati

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A Tamil Nadu-based family of jewellers had a narrow escape after bad weather forced the chopper in which they were travelling to make an emergency landing in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The helicopter was carrying seven people including two pilots. A Tamil Nadu-based family of jewellers had a narrow escape after bad weather forced … Read more