Hyderabad: Already battling corruption cases, YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy now finds himself in a new controversy as the authorities in the Tirupati temple say he has violated norms.
Jagan is a practising Christian but did not sign a mandatory declaration that Non-Hindus have to sign before entering the shrine.
The YSR Congress chief visited the temple on Wednesday while campaigning for upcoming bypolls in Andhra Pradesh.
According to the temple officials, even after they approached Jagan to sign the declaration, he refused to adhere to the norms....
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01:32 PM, May 03, 2012
hyderabad: The richest Temple board of the country Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams just got richer. It has recorded its highest Hundi (offering box) collection ever on a single day of Rs 5.73 crores on Sunday, April 1. Its previous record was Rs 4.2 crore collected on January 1, 2012. Temple officials say while they did have a pilgrim rush of about 70,000 on Sunday, the fact that one of the devotees...
10:09 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Hyderabad: TCS and Wipro are among three companies vying to bag the prestigious Sri Seva Project of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) to provide IT solutions that will help devotees. Currently TTD offers four main e-services such as e-seva, e-accommodation, e-sudarshanam and e-hundi to the devotees and the Sri Seva project would help the administration in offering services like providing rooms, 'laddus' as well as in tonsuring. There are as...
09:00 AM, Jul 27, 2011
Going green seems to be the mantra of the day and now even temples seem to have joined the group. ...
10:23 AM, Jun 05, 2010
London: The South Africa-born former England allrounder, Basil D'Oliveira has passed away at the age of 80. Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Saturday paid tribute to the life of Basil d'Oliveira who has passed away in England. His health had been deteriorating for some time. 'Dolly,' as he was known around the world by an audience that went far beyond the game of cricket, was a true legend and a...
04:13 PM, Mar 21, 2008
No religion except Hinduism can be practiced within 110 kms of the temple. ...
11:55 PM, Aug 20, 2007
'Indecent' women's attire has made temple authorities sit up and take notice. ...
03:57 PM, Aug 06, 2007
