Uncertainty looms large over open conduct of Brahmotsavams
The Hindu
Speculations of COVID third wave dampen the spirit of the festival
Uncertainty looms large over the open conduct of the nine-day annual Brahmotsavams of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala this year. Speculations of a possible third wave of COVID has nevertheless dampened the spirit behind the conduct of the annual event, to which devotees across the globe attach immense importance.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.