A nine-member special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the Andhra Pradesh government to probe the ongoing Tirupati laddu adulteration controversy began its investigation on Saturday.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who has announced an ambitious vision document for the state till 2047 on the lines of Viksit
In what could be good news for the workers of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, also known as Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the Centre is reportedly dropping the proposal to privatise the plant.
If they're allies of the BJP, even if they're staunch atheists, connected to Christianity, or beef-eaters, they're seen as great Hindu allies.
Till Friday afternoon, there have been reports that YSR Congress party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was getting ready to go to Tirumala in the evening and have darshan of Lord Venkateshwara on Saturday morning.
YSR Congress party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy lashed out at Telugu Desam Party president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his alliance partners in NDA for raising the issue of his religious faith, when he wanted to have darshan of Lord Venkateshwara in Tirumala.
If the reports coming form the temple town of Tirupati are to be believed, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) may not allow YSR Congress party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy into the Tirumala temple to have darshan of Lord Venkateshwara without signing the faith declaration.
A tense atmosphere is prevailing in Tirupati as local police have imposed prohibitory orders, banning political meetings, rallies, and processions in the temple town, apparently to restrict YSRCP leaders and cadres from organizing a grand reception for party president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is scheduled to arrive in Tirupati on Friday evening.
Former Director of Mines and Geology of the Andhra Pradesh government, V.G. Venkat Reddy, who had been on the run for the past three months after the Telugu Desam Party-led NDA came to power in the state, was finally arrested in Hyderabad on Thursday night.
Political theatrics and deception extend far beyond elections, as rulers use them to maintain their caste and class dominance in everyday life.
Amid the ongoing row over adulteration of Tirupati laddu, police have enforced Section 30 of the Police Act in Tirupati district for a month.
The Chandrababu Naidu government on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Employees Association (APSEA) for alleged violations of the election code during the assembly and Lok Sabha polls held in May.
Former Andhra Pradesh minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy and former MLAs Samineni Udaya Bhanu and K. Rosaiah, who quit the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) recently, joined the ruling Jana Sena Party on Thursday.
Amid the escalating Tirupati laddu controversy, the call to free temples from government control is growing stronger.
The latest controversy over alleged adulteration of Tirupati laddu, following an allegation made by Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, has made every Tom, Dick and Harry to make nasty comments.
