Special pujas to mark TTD temple inauguration in Vizag
The Hindu
Priests from Tirumala to take part in the rituals from Aug. 8 to 13
The city will soon have a new spiritual and tourist attraction with the temple of Lord Venkateswara being built by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on 10 acres nearing completion. Special pujas, including ‘maha samprokshanam’, will be performed at the temple complex from August 8 to 13 by the priests from Tirumala. The temple will be opened for darshan from August 13. The temple, being constructed at an estimated cost of ₹28 crore, is located on a hill near the Gayatri Vidya Parishad (GVP) College at Rushikonda. A road being laid from the foothill to the hilltop is almost complete.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.