Tirupati (Telugu: తిరుపతి} {Tamil:திருப்பதி) is a major pilgrimage and Cultural City located in the Chittoor district.It is the largest city in Rayalaseema region. It is located at the foothills of the Eastern Ghats at a distance of 550 kilometres (340 mi) south of Hyderabad, the capital of the state, 250 kilometres (160 mi) east of Bangalore, and 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Chennai.
Tirupati is famous for the the richest temple Venkateswara Swamy temple dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north west of Tirupati in the Tirumala hills at an elevation of 853 metres (2,799 ft). One of the most important pilgrimage centers in the World, the temple draws millions of pilgrims and is the busiest pilgrimage centre in the world.[2] Tirupati City itself has several temples and is famous for its red wooden toys, copper and brass idols. Also, the city is a major economical and educational hub in the southern region of the state.

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Foot bridge from Vishnu Nivasam to Tirupati (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/foot-bridge-from-vishnu-nivasam-to-tirupati/250720-60-114.html)

TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams with support of railway authorities are planning to provide more facilities to pilgrims, TTD board chairman K Bapiraju has announced. Addressing mediapersons in SVETA, here on Friday, he said that Tirupati being a pilgrim town, is the highest revenue earner for the railways, with thousands of pilgrims visiting Tirumala every day from across the country to have darshan of Lord Venkateswara.
He said they have planned to construct a footover bridge connecting Vishnu Nivasam and railway station and asked the concerned officials to prepare and submit the design of the plan within a fortnight to railway DRM’s office. The DRM will take a decision after considering the designs, he added.
A TTD information centre will also come up at the railway station shortly to provide necessary information regarding accommodation, darshan and other facilities, he said.
Railway e-Ticket counters will also be set up in Srinivasam, Vishnunivasam and SV guest house for the sake of the pilgrims, he added.
Bapiraju said chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will lay the foundation stone to the pucca houses meant for the Tirumala displaced families on Sunday and lay the foundation stone for the subway to be constructed between Srinivasam complex and RTC bus stand in Tirupati.
TTD executive officer LV Subramanyam, CVSO GVG Ashok Kumar, JEO P Venkatrami Reddy, Guntakal DRM Tejenderpal Singh and other� officials were also present on the occasion.

Rs.147cr sops for Tirupati (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/node/115936)

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy announced a Rs.147 crore package on Sunday for the integrated development of the pilgrim town of Tirupati.

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy announced a Rs.147 crore package on Sunday for the integrated development of the pilgrim town of Tirupati.

Addressing a public meeting after launching an insurance scheme for construction workers at the local Nehru Municipal High School grounds here, the Chief Minister said that the funds would be spent for the development of roads, drinking water schemes and parking facilities.

“All schemes being launched from Tirupati are successful with the blessings of Lord Venkateswara. The insurance and pension scheme for construction workers which was limited to Chittoor, Warangal and Vizag districts so far, will be operational in all other districts from today,” he said, adding that the main objective of the scheme was to provide health and family security to workers. He said that the Centre’s nod is expected soon to cover rickshaw pullers, taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers under this scheme.

The Chief Minister said that Rs.30 crore has been released for providing permanent solution to the water crisis in Tirupati and works would be completed in eight months. He said that at present, three crore litre of water is available for citizens of Tirupati, and steps would be taken to provide 3.2 crore more litres to the pilgrim town.

He said that 15,000 more gas connections would be provided to beneficiaries in Tirupati. “Steps are taken to strictly spend the funds meant for SC and ST welfare to the specified sector. Five thousand more Antyodaya cards would be provided in Tirupati,” he said.

Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy said that 108 and 104 services in the state had improved a lot, while 70 per cent ambulances were on the roads.

At the session, the Chief Minister distributed Rs.14.64 crore to 87,516 beneficiaries under the insurance scheme, and Rs.58 crore under the Indira Kranti Patham scheme.

Tirupati MP Dr Chinta Mohan, Rajya Sabha MP K. Chiranjeevi, mines minister Galla Arunakumari, in-charge minister N. Raghuveera Reddy, Congress MLAs of the district Ravi, G. Kuthuhalamma, Congress leaders, officials were present.

Congress cadres received a fillip with the huge turnout of women and workers at the meeting.

CM lays foundation for 151 houses at Tirumala (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cm-lays-foundation-for--151-houses-at-tirumala/251240-60-114.html)

TIRUPATI: Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy laid the foundation stone for the construction of houses for Tirumala’s homeless, road development work and for proposed subway between TTD’s Srinivasam pilgrim complex to APSRTC bus stand.
At a function held at Sree Ramachandra Puskharani, the chief minister inaugurated all work undertaken by TTD. About 151 houses will be constructed near Mangalam, on the outskirts of Tirupati, for displaced families of Tirumala. Each house will be built at a cost of `3.8 lakh and the houses will reportedly be completed within 8 months. The construction of the subway between Srinivasam complex and bus stand has been estimated at `95 lakh. The length and width of the subway will be 56 metres by 7 metres respectively. �
Road development work will be taken up in parts of town including Shankarambabi, Ramanuja, Poornakumbham and Nandi circles. Ministers, N Raghuveera Reddy, Galla Aruna Kumari, C Ramachandraiah,� MP K Chiranjeevi, Chinta Mohan, TTD executive officer L V Subramanyam, chief engineer Chandrasekhar Reddy and others were present.

Grand start to Tirupati festival (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Grand-start-to-Tirupati-festival/articleshow/12943595.cms)

TIRUMALA: The three-day annual Salakatla Padmavathi Parinayotsavam was off to a grand start at Narayanagiri Gardens in Tirumala on Monday evening. TTD cancelled arjitha sevas such as Arjitha Brahmotsavam, Vasanthotsavam and Sahasra Deepalankara seva from Monday to Wednesday due to the festival.

The processional deity of Lord Malayappa Swamy was taken to the Narayanagiri Gardens on Gaja Vahana on the first day, while his two consorts adorned with jewels and gemstones followed him on palanquins. Thousands of pilgrims converged to witness the celestial event.

Digitise rare manuscripts: Governor (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/digitise-rare-manuscripts-governor/254097-60-114.html)

TIRUPATI: Governor ESL Narasimhan visited the TTD-run Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, here on Tuesday.
After enquiring from TTD executive officer LV Subramanyam and vicechancellor S Sudarshan Sharma about the activities of the Vedic University, the governor went round the Vedic museum, library, manuscripts library and classes.
After visiting the manuscript library which houses the original manuscripts of Valmiki Ramayana, the governor asked the officials concerned to digitise all rare manuscripts for the future generations.
The governor also visited Krishna Yajurveda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda classes and listened to the recitation of Vedas by students and complimented them.
Later, he released a series of books, including Sriman Narayana Samhita, Ahnikabhaskara, Sakalagamasara Sangraha, Shritisamvardini, Sevadihi, Saivasiddhantasangraha, Vedapravrithi and Magical melodies.
Vedic University registrar Manojkumar Mishra and others were present.
Later, the governor left for Hyderabad from Renigunta airport winding up his two-day visit to the temple towns of Tirupati and Tirumala.
Dravidian University vice-chancellor K Ratnaiah and registrar C Varadarajulu Naidu were among those who gave the governor couple a send off at the airport��

Storm water drains or sewers? (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/storm-water-drains-or-sewers/255457-60-114.html)

TIRUPATI: It is intriguing to note that the storm water drains which were intended to ensure smooth flow of rain waters and prevent inundation of low lying areas during rains have turned into major pollutants in the pilgrim town.
Seven storm water drains with a total length of 25 km were proposed at a cost of Rs 44.82 crore under JNNRUM, out of which, only one has been completed while the six remains incompleted. Besides, 10 other drains were also taken up and completed by municipal corporation with its own funds.
The drains have become a perennial source of contamination, and the stench oozing out of it is serving as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Health department has failed to clean them up regularly. �
Public health executive engineer J Venkateswrlu said, only 12.15 km of� long drains’ construction, costing about Rs 22.5 crore, had been completed. Work on the four other drains were stalled due to illegal encroachments in the areas; Prakash Nagar to Gollavani gunta, Alipiri to Kalyani junction, Sanskrit Vidyapeeth to backyard of Tirupati court, and Srikrishna Nagar (MR Palle) to Koramenigunta. The drain passage from Greenpark apartments to Chennaigunta was stopped after Hathiramji mutt filed a case, and secured a stay over it on the ground that the drain pass through mutt land near Greenpark apartment.
The municipality could not move ahead in removing the encroachments all along the proposed canal(drain) due to stiff resistance from the encroachers.
As per the norm, the minimum width of a storm water drain should be three metres, but with structures sprang up on both sides, it was shrunk to just three-four feet (about a metre).

Protected status for Tirupati Balaji Temple? (http://zeenews.india.com/news/andhra-pradesh/protected-status-for-tirupati-balaji-temple_774177.html)

Hyderabad: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is considering a proposal to recommend recognition of the famous Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati as a monument of national importance in view of its archaeological, epigraphical and historical background and cultural significance.

The proposal is being considered by the ASI and it is likely to make the recommendation to the Union Ministry of Culture, K K Sharma, Deputy Superintending Archaeologist of ASI, said.

He, however, said a timeframe cannot be put on when the proposal is likely to be made formally to the government as the process takes time.

Declaring the ancient temple, located atop the Tirumala hills, as a protected monument by the ASI would go a long way in conserving its archaeological value and heritage, Sharma said.

The matter could be expedited if the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the governing body for the temple, agrees to the proposal for making the temple as a protected monument, he observed.



The ASI feels that dismantling of the historical thousand pillar mantapam at Tirumala and the gold-plating of the outer walls of the 'garbha griha', where inscriptions exist, as per the 'Ananta Swarnamayam' scheme are against archaeological norms.

Separately, the ASI, in an RTI reply to B K S R Ayyangar, a social activist based at Eluru in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, has favoured several steps to ensure the temple's protection.

The petitioner had sought information over action initiated by the ASI regarding recognition of Lord Venkateswara Temple as a monument under ASI.

In the reply, the ASI said the temple may be considered for protection by ASI as a monument of national importance and also talked about dismantling of the thousand pillared mantapam as a violation.

Further, it favoured that any activity at the temple which is related to the archaeological aspect be informed to the Archaeological Survey of India and Department of Archaeology and Museums, Andhra Pradesh to review the pros and cons as well the archaeological norms thoroughly and recommend the necessary inputs for execution.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) may provide a space for archaeology by nominating the Director General or representative of ASI and Department of Archaeology and Museums as a member in the Trust Board which takes policy decisions for the benefit of devotees and the temple to prevent any action violating archaeological/heritage norms at the policy level itself, the ASI said.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam may provide the fund for protecting cultural heritage and monuments which are in need of attention, it said.

Observing that the temple is visited by about 50,000 devotees per day on an average and about four lakhs during festivities, the ASI commended the way TTD is dealing with all aspects of the temple administration.

It is necessary to have an archaeological wing to review and recommend suitable procedure in view of archaeological norms wherever necessary, ASI said.

"The archaeological wing is to be adequately equipped with technical team headed by a Director. The decision for betterment of the facilities for the devotees are to be reviewed there only to avoid delay. Since, a museum also exists behind the main temple all branches are to be brought under the archaeological wing. This may solve the problem of violating the laws to some extent," it said.

Proposal being considered to recognise Tirupati as a protected monument (http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/proposal-being-considered-to-recognise-tirupati-as-a-protected-monument-208222)

Hyderabad: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is considering a proposal to recommend recognition of the famous Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati as a monument of national importance in view of its archaeological, epigraphical and historical background and cultural significance.

The proposal is being considered by the ASI and it is likely to make the recommendation to the Union Ministry of Culture, K K Sharma, Deputy Superintending Archaeologist of ASI, told PTI.

He, however, said a timeframe cannot be put on when the proposal is likely to be made formally to the government as the process takes time.

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Declaring the ancient temple, located atop the Tirumala hills, as a protected monument by the ASI would go a long way in conserving its archaeological value and heritage, Sharma said.

The matter could be expedited if the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the governing body for the temple, agrees to the proposal for making the temple as a protected monument, he observed.

The ASI feels that dismantling of the historical thousand pillar mantapam at Tirumala and the gold-plating of the outer walls of the 'garbha griha', where inscriptions exist, as per the 'Ananta Swarnamayam' scheme are against archaeological norms.

Separately, the ASI, in an RTI reply to B K S R Ayyangar, a social activist based at Eluru in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, has favoured several steps to ensure the temple's protection.

Technology clicks in temple town (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/article3439355.ece)

The Tirumala model offers an exemplary lesson to governments on a people-centric approach to service delivery.

The abode of the Lord of Seven Hills is a town transformed. From a symbol of corruption in the later part of the twentieth century, it is an embodiment of excellence in government service in the twenty first century.

It was never like this before. Corruption was rampant and was at the forefront of all services offered to pilgrims and visitors.

From getting darshan of the Lord to buying the famous Tirupati laddu, money changing hands used to be the norm. Most visitors were subjected to inordinate delays and harrowing waits.

The ride up and down the hill was accident-prone, at times resulting in loss of lives. Middlemen ruled the roost and loosening one's wallet was the only way to obtain most services.

All this changed towards the end of last century. A handful of bureaucrats capitalising on the advances in information technology, along with designing of easy rules for visitors, have brought about remarkable changes in the functioning of this temple town.

That the transformation happened without a Lokpal or a Service Guarantee Bill is indeed remarkable.

E-SERVICES

More than 25 million people of various castes and creeds, including people of other faiths, visit the town every year.

According to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Board, 10 per cent of the visitors are Muslims and 5 per cent are Christians. TTD now famously claims that its acronym stands for “Tradition, Technology and Devotees”. Cost-effective technological solutions are visible everywhere.

Fingerprinting technology has been incorporated to manage the queue system for darshan of the Lord. And similar to the way users change passwords periodically to protect sensitive information, the queue system is tweaked every now and then to avoid anyone gaming it.

Darshan tickets can be booked in many cities across the country with darshan time slot printed on the ticket. Donations can be directly remitted to the temple account through e-hundi.

All tenders and procurements are executed through an e-process. Most of the auctions conducted are e-auctions including that of tonsured hair.

About 50 per cent of the energy consumed is generated through solar panels and windmills operated at the top of the hill.

Efficient garbage collection and recycling ensures the sanitation upkeep of the hill and most visitors co-operate by not littering.

Incinerators have been installed to scientifically dispose plastic and other urban waste. Sufficient toilets have been built and are well maintained to the satisfaction of users.

Water in the holy tank is constantly purified and re-circulated to make it safe for pilgrims to take a dip. Gone are the restrictions on the number of laddus one can buy.

The ride up and down the hill is accident-free and security clearance is done in a breeze. Thus far there has been no untoward terrorist incident on the hill.

URBANISATION MODEL

The Tirumala model offers an exemplary lesson for Municipalities and State Governments across the country on a people-centric approach to service delivery.

Globalisation has forced urban planners to look West for service delivery models that can be implemented in India.

With scant regard for the basic service needs of citizens, grandiose plans are put forward to convert Mumbai into a financial centre to compete with the likes of a London or a New York, Bangalore to match the might of a Singapore or a Hong Kong in terms of infrastructure, and New Delhi into an Olympic City that can rival a Beijing or a Seoul.

Rather than look to the West, urban planners should look inward. The TTD has set a shining example of providing cost-effective solutions to the satisfaction of stakeholders.

It has also shown that if local governments implement people-friendly policies, citizens will be more than willing to co-operate to make projects a grand success.

State governments and municipalities will have to deal with the biggest challenge of this century — which is urbanisation — and providing basic services to people migrating to cities at a blistering pace.

Twenty five Indian cities figure in the list of 100 fastest growing cities in the world.

Census 2011 highlights numerous shortcomings in urban areas.

Lack of toilets, mushrooming slums, traffic woes during peak hours and deteriorating air quality are creating unlivable conditions for many citizens.

Reversing this trend requires effective use of technology and an enduring partnership between politicians, bureaucrats and citizens.

And if anyone needs a model, they should look within the country, at the abode of the Lord of Seven Hills.

Daiwik Hotels announces five hotels in pilgrim destinations across India (http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/daiwik-hotels-announces-five-hotels-in-pilgrim-destinations-across-india-16486)

Daiwik Hotels Pvt. Ltd. today announced the launch of its speciality chain of full service four-star hotels in prominent pilgrimage destinations across India. Daiwik Hotels aims to create a niche segment in the pilgrimage hospitality sector with its brand presence in five pilgrim locations, namely Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), and Dwarka (Gujarat), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) and Katra (Jammu & Kashmir). With an initial investment of Rs 180 crore, these five, company-owned hotels will be operational by 2015.

Commencing with its expansion plans, Daiwik Hotels is presently focusing at the southern market with its first pilgrim hotel undergoing soft pilot run in Rameswaram. Tapping opportunity in this segment, the company is aiming to be the leader in the pilgrimage hospitality circuit by expanding its capacity base to 2000 keys, informed a company release.

Commenting on the launch, Debashis Ghosal, Managing Director and CEO, Daiwik Hotels Pvt. Ltd., said, “We chose to enter pilgrimage hospitality because of the huge demand and supply gap in the country for quality branded products which are standardised in the mid-segment market. Pilgrim tourists are the largest travel group after ‘travel for social purpose’ in our country. In 2010, 740 million domestic travels were estimated out of which 440 million were pilgrimage travellers only. Also with increased development in the travel infrastructure and growing aspiration of people for better facilities, this sector has huge scope of growth. We are initially planning to launch in five prime pilgrim spots in India with a total investment of Rs 180 crores in 30 months. Apart from that we are surveying land banks in 15 other major pilgrim centers in India. We are currently beginning with our first hotel in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu which will be followed by Tirupati and the other three locations in the next two years.”

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1,000-year-old temple to get a facelift (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/1000-year-old-temple-to-get-a-facelift/articleshow/13459876.cms)

TIRUPATI: The TTD is soon set to give a facelift to the 1,000-year-old temple of Appalayagunta, located 15 km from Tirupati. Executive officer LV Subramanyam on Thursday said apart from a new kalyana mandapam and shopping complex, a new pilgrim amenities complex would come up at the ancient temple.

According to the legend, on the wish of Siddheshawara yogi, the Lord had appeared in this holy place as Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy.

The EO inspected the ongoing works on a new temple tank which is coming up right in front of the temple and directed the officials to complete the works before Brahmotsavams so that Chakrasnanam could be performed in the temple tank.

The annual Brahmotsavams of this temple would be held between May 31 and June 8.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams to build temple on Kannedhara hill (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Tirumala-Tirupati-Devasthanams-to-build-temple-on-Kannedhara-hill/articleshow/13858944.cms)

SEETAMPETA (SRIKAKULAM): The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is planning to construct Lord Balaji temple on the Kannedhara Konda (hill) at Seetampeta. The hill was embroiled in a controversy over allotment of granite mining lease to minister Dharmana Prasada Rao's son Rammanohar Naidu two years ago.

Sources said a four-member committee visited Sri Ramagiri temple on the hills recently and inspected the construction site for the new temple. The TTD proposed Lord Venkateswara temple atop Kannedhara in 2009.

TTD officials said the construction of the temple on the Kannedhara was part of its plan to help SC/ST and fishermen communities come closer to the Lord. Sources said the TTD is planning to construct the temple in about 500 square yards. The registration of the land, which falls in the tribal area, would be allotted by the local tehsildar in the name of TTD soon, sources added.

Tirupati gets new train (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article3601191.ece)

Connectivity to chain of temples en route Tamil heartland

The inauguration of the 17407/17408 Tirupati-Mannargudi tri-weekly express train here on Tuesday paved the way for direct connectivity of as many as half a dozen temples en route, which is believed to bring in more passengers on ‘Teertha Yatra’.

Departing here at 1040 hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, it reaches Mannargudi at 2235 hrs, stopping en route at Pakala, Chittoor, Katpadi, Vellore cantonment, Arni Road, Tiruvannamalai, Tirukkovilur, Villupuram, Cuddalore Port, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladudurai, Perlam, Thiruvarur and Nidamangalam. In the return direction, it leaves Mannargudi at 0530 hrs on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays to reach Tirupati at 1635 hrs the same day. Though the train takes twelve long hours for completing journey one way, officials say it could be brought down by an hour in due course of its run. The train with ample floral decorations chugged out of the station after the local Member of Parliament Chinta Mohan waved the green flag, in the presence of the Divisional Railway Manager (Guntakal) Tejpal Singh. Dr. Mohan stressed the government’s resolve to give a promising place to the pilgrim city of Tirupati, by announcing to upgrade the airport to international status and convert the railway station into a world class facility. While this is the first Tirupati-centric train announced in the present budget to be formally inaugurated, two more trains, viz., Tirupati-Karimnagar and Tirupati-Bhubaneshwar are set to hit the track soon, Mr. Singh told the media. Former MLA M. Venkatramana, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Victor Babu and Sr.Liaison Officer P.R. Anantacharyulu and station manager B.Kurma Rao were among the participants.

Amara Raja opens Powerzone stores in Tirupati, Chittoor (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article3653293.ece)

HYDERABAD, JULY 18:
Amara Raja Batteries Ltd has set up a Powerzone retail store in Tirupati, the 1000th such store in the country.

It later launched its 1001st Powerzone retail store in Chittoor. The Powerzone stores are part of a nation-wide expansion to cater to the rural and semi-urban markets across India.

Spread across an area of approximately 250sq ft, the Powerzone stores in both Tirupati and Chittoor will be one-stop-shops that offer automotive and power-related products, including automotive batteries for passenger cars, tractors, trucks and two-wheelers, inverter and tubular batteries and home UPS for rural and semi-urban households and shops at local prices.

The company lends technical expertise to these ventures set up through franchisees.

Mr Jayadev Galla, Managing Director, Amara Raja Batteries Ltd, said, “Powerzone stores have been instrumental in providing world-class product offerings and experiences to rural and semi-urban India.”

Inordinate delay in upgrading of Tirupati domestic airport into an international one has pushed up the cost by at least Rs 50 crore, according to Andhra Pradesh Minister for Infrastructure and Investment Ganta Srinivasa Rao. The minister reviewed the status of ongoing development works related to Tirupati airport here today. The state government sanctioned Rs 100 crore for the airport development and released Rs 30 crore so far. "Due to delay in executing the works, the estimated cost is likely to go up to Rs 150 crore.

Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/delay-in-upgradation-of-tirupati-airport-escalates-cost/1027100.html

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The temple-town of Tirupati will play host to the Fourth World Telugu Conference (WTC) in December this year.

Source: http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/andhra-pradesh-to-host-world-telugu-conference-in-december-247148

Going green (http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/kids/article3733890.ece)

TIRUPATI: Citizens have vowed to make their city greener by planting more trees.

Painting a city green is a relatively tough and painstaking task, especially when it involves little hands.

But the students of various schools in Tirupati have taken up the ambitious task of improving greenery to provide better lung space for the concrete jungle that their beloved city has become.

Though Tirupati enjoys dense forests to its north, the arterial city roads are devoid of trees on either side and the parks still need greenery.

Team effort

Nandanam Academy, a voluntary organisation embarked on the task of planting 30,000 trees in and around Tirupati, with the tagline “Go Green Tirupati”. “We have so far planted 3500 saplings by involving students, civic officials, policymakers and police authorities,” explained Nandanam founder-President Vivek Pathipati, who appealed to the students to derive inspiration from Uttar Pradesh-based environmental activist Sunderlal Bahuguna and plant as many trees as possible.

Last week, 500 saplings were distributed to the students of the TTD-run Sri Kodandarama Swamy High School, to be planted at their respective homes.

Social activist Akula Krishna Kishore urged the students to not just plant the sapling, but also shoulder the responsibility of nurturing it.

Principal Muniratnam Naidu and All India Radio (Tirupati) Station Director Malleswara Rao spoke on the importance of biodiversity conservation and the likely environmental hazards of indiscriminate felling of trees.

Faith declaration mandatory for non-Hindus visiting Tirumala (http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/faith-declaration-mandatory-for-nonhindus-visiting-tirumala/1040348.html)

Tirupati, Aug 10 (PTI) Pilgrims belonging to faiths other than Hinduism will have to submit a declaration form from August 13 before entering the Tirumala shrine near here stating that they have faith in the presiding deity Lord Venkateswara. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, which manages the over 2,000-year-old hill shrine, has decided to make it mandatory for non-Hindu devotees, including VIPs, to sign the declaration forms, temple officials said today. Non-Hindus have to give the undertaking that they have faith in Lord Venkateswara, they said. The declaration form would be available in all TTD offices. The Tirumala shrine with an annual revenue of Rs 2,000 crore is the richest in India.

President to visit Tirupati on Sept 8 (http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/president-to-visit-tirupatisept-8/45281/)

President Pranab Mukherjee will offer worship at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near here on September 9 next.

He would arrive here on September 8 evening and offer prayers after a overnight stay on the hill, temple sources said.

After prayers, the President would spend some time with the students of Sri Venkateswara Veda School on the Narayanagiri hill situated near the shrine, the sources said.

He would leave in the afternoon.
This would be Pranab Mukherjee's third visit to the shrine as earlier he had visited it as Finance Minister on January 7 this year and as External Affairs Minister on August 25, 2007, the sources added.

Craft expos galore in Tirupati (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article3792351.ece)

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Connoisseurs of delicate craft or fine handloom products have their itineraries full, with a slew of State-run and private undertakings launching their handloom and handicrafts exhibitions in the city this week.

State-run corporations have now set shops, after the special bridal exhibition of dress materials and jewellery by Hyderabad-based ‘Parinaya’ ended recently after doing brisk business.

‘Lepakshi’, the flagship brand of Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation is running an exhibition at Sri Thyagaraja Hall in the city, which will be on up to August 31. An array of silk and cotton materials representing the ethnic styles of Bengali, Kutch, Bhagalpur, Banaras, Madurai, Jharkhand and Orissa will be here to woo the women, besides dress materials from Gadwal, Venkatagiri, Pochampally, Narayanpet, Uppada, Mangalagiri, Chirala, Kalamkari products, collectively dubbed as ‘The Pride of Andhra Pradesh’.

In the craft sector, Nirmal paintings, Etikoppaka toys, Kondapalli toys, black metal carvings, wood carvings, pearls and artificial jewellery are up for grabs. “We offer 10 per cent and 20 per cent discount respectively on handicrafts and handloom products,” said K.Sreehari, senior manager of Lepakshi (Tirumala).

Similarly, the office of Development Commissioner, working under the Union Ministry of Textiles, is holding a parallel handloom expo at Nehru Lalitakala Pranganam on MCT compound, which is touted as a one-stop shop for anything from costly saris to towels, dhotis to door mats. The expo will be on up to August 25.

Tirupati bound trains from Chennai doubled (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/tirupati-bound-trains-chennai-doubled-228)

Pilgrims going to Tirupati from Chennai can now hope for coaches that are not as crowded as before with the Railways doubling the carrying capacity of trains bound to the pilgrimage centre that is three-hours from here by train.

Southern Railway has announced that it would double the carrying capacity by adding three additional reserved class-II chair cars and one AC chair car to Sapthagiri (train no. 16057/16058) and Tirupathi Express (16053/ 16054).

The three additional class-II coaches and an AC chair car would accommodate 600 more passengers every journey.

The coach augmentation would be in effect from September 17, 2012, till January 31, 2013. These four months are normally the peak season for pilgrims who visit the hill town pilgrim center for the Bramhotsavam.

Sapthagiri Express and Madras Express are the only two trains directly connecting Chennai to Tirupati.

Special service to clear extra rush

Special trains will be run between Vizag and Kollam via Kottayam and Coimbatore to clear the rush of passengers till October.

Train no. 08570 will start from Kollam Junction at 9.10 pm on all Fridays between September 14 to 26, while train no. 08569 will leave Vizag at 9 am on all Thursdays and reach Kollam at 4 pm on Fridays from September 20 to 25.

Train no. 16853/54 Tiruchirappalli-Chennai Egmore Express and train no. 16107 Chennai Egmore-Mangalore Express would have an extra second class chair car coach from September 15 to October 28.

This would also be done in the Chennai Egmore-Tiruchirappalli train from September 18 to October 31.

Train no. 16108 Mangalore–Chennai Egmore would also be augmented with one second class chair car coach from September 17 to October 30.

SCR to run special trains for Tirupati, Hyderabad (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/scr-to-run-special-trains-for-tirupati-hyderabad/article3938386.ece)

Two special trains will be run by the South Central Railway to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Deepavali festival season.

One will be Aurangabad –Tirupati–Aurangabad and the other will be a weekly Hyderabad-Santragachi- Hyderabad special.

No. 07405 Aurangabad-Tirupati train will depart Aurangabad on November 9 (Friday) at 6.40 p.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada on November 10 at 11.45 a.m./12.00 noon., and reach Tirupati at 7 p.m.

In the return direction, No.07406 Tirupati-Aurangabad special will depart Tirupati on November 10 ( Saturday) at 9.15 p.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada on November 11 at 3.55 a.m./4.05 a.m., and reach Aurangabad at 8.30 p.m.

These trains will halt at Jalna, Parbhani, Purna, Nanded, Mudkhed, Basar, Nizamabad, Kamareddi, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Tenali, Chirala, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Venkatagiri, Srikalahasti, and Renigunta stations in both the directions. The trains will consist of one AC 2 tier, one AC-3 tier, six sleeper class, six general second class, and two second class luggage-cum-brake van coaches.

The weekly Hyderabad-Santragachi-Hyderabad (No. 07128) will depart Hyderabad on Monday, November 5, at 9.50 p.m., arrive /depart Vijayawada at 4.15 a.m./4.35 a.m., and reach Santragachi at 2.50 a.m. the second day.

In the return direction, Train No. 07127 Santragachi-Hyderabad weekly will depart Santragachi on Wednesday, November 7, at 9.30 a.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada at 5.30 a.m./5.50 am., and arrive Hyderabad at 12.30 p.m. the next day.

It will halt at Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam, Madhira, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Palasa, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, and Kharagpur stations in both the directions.

Four special trains will run between Hyderabad and Visakhapatnami. Train No. 07148 Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam special will depart Hyderabad on Fridays (November 9 and 16) at 7.30 p.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada at 2 a.m./2.20 a.m., and reach Visakhapatnam at 8.30 a.m. the next day.

In the return direction, Train No. 07147 Visakhapatnam-Hyderabad special will depart Visakhapatnam on Saturdays (November 10 and 17) at 7.05 p.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada at 2 a.m./2.20 a.m., and reach Hyderabad at 8.50 a.m. the next day.

The trains will halt at Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam, Madhira, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalle, and Duvvada stations in both the directions.

Parakamani turns more transparent (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/regions/nellore/parakamani-turns-more-transparent-732)

The Parakamani (finance section of the temple) has to work almost 14 hours a day to count donations made in cash and kind as the daily collection crosses Rs.2 crore on weekends. Over the years, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has introduced precision and transparency in the counting progress, involving a minimum of 100 employees besides a devotee witness and over two dozen security and senior officials.

“We count currency notes at Tirumala (Parakamani in Srivari temple) and coins at Tirupati (TTD administration building) and on an average, we count Rs.1.5 crore rupees daily in notes and Rs.12 lakh in coins,” says a senior official of the Parakamani division.

Traditionally, all hundi bags are stored in the ‘kanuka’ room till they are taken for counting. Under surveillance of a CCTV camera and senior security personnel, the bags are opened at 7 am and the contents divided for counting and separation.

TTD employees work in four shifts of three hours each and their counting is rechecked with counting machines and finally loaded into trunks and shifted to two national bank lockers by bank employees. The TTD also faces the issue of fakes and soiled notes and fake coins dumped into the hundi.

“We keep all options open and the administration is transparent in this exercise,” says TTD EO L.V. Subrahmanyam.

The TTD gathers a large amount of foreign currencies in its hundi, these bei-ng donated by NRIs. “We collect up to Rs.2 crore in two weeks, and this is sent to the banks every Monday for exchange and for deposit in TTD accounts.”

Gold ornaments received in the hundi are also directly deposited in banks and the value transferred to the TTD account. Rice and other objects collected in the hundi are sent to TTD stores for use in day to day functioning of temple rituals.

A team of ten personnel of the TTD vigilance and security wing keep watch on a 24x7 basis through the CCTV network.

Tourism gears up to pep up economy (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/tourism-gears-pep-economy-743)

Picture this: The travel and tourism sector is estimated to create 78 jobs per million rupees of investment, against 45 jobs in the manufacturing sector for similar investment.

Along with construction, it is one of the largest service sectors in India, providing employment to a wide spectrum of job-seekers from unskilled to specialised hands.

Given the immense employment potential and investment opportunities, tourism has emerged as one of the key drivers of the economy.

The sector has reached a crucial juncture of addressing several issues like sustainable tourism keeping in mind environmental concerns.

“Rather than tackling issues as ‘stop-gap arrangements’, we need to address the root cause of the problem,” opines Ms C. Aditi, coordinator, programmes, Equitable Tourism Options (Equations), a research, campaign and advocacy organisation.

The concept of sustainability is catching up in the country and the Union tourism ministry’s 12th Five-Year Plan outlines how tourism can be made more sustainable while addressing local concerns.

“We can draw inspiration from Karnataka’s jungle lodges and resorts, which has said a firm ‘no’ to AC on its properties,” says Ms Aditi, and adds that green buildings and water conservation would also help address the issue.

Experts say World Tourism Day should be celebrated seriously by all stakeholders. “Sustainable initiatives should not merely focus on conservation of natural assets but also ensure that taxation does not create a hole in the pocket,” explains Steve Borgia, member, advisory committee of world heritage matters under the Union culture ministry.

The report of the working group of tourism 12th Five-Year Plan (2012 – 17) of the Union tourism ministry envisages high growth potential for the sector.

Expansion of the tourism sector can lead to large-scale employment generation and poverty alleviation, it says.

The adoption of ‘pro-poor tourism’ approach will ensure that tourism contributes to poverty reduction. Besides, the ministry has outlined guidelines for various sectors in tourism.

MoT plans to cover Buddhist, Jain, Sikh and Sufi circuits offering short-duration packages of five days and long-duration packages of seven days.

About 35 religious circuits will be developed in the first phase by 2016 and the remaining 89 will be taken up during the second phase.

Among the circuits planned is the Hindu circuit covering Tirupati–Chennai-Mahabalipuram in TN and Velankanni–Santhome and St George Cathedral in Christian circuit. Sarv Dharm circuit to promote national integration will be created linking Tirupati–Chennai-Velankanni–Nagoor.

Sports tourism turns new mantra

Just as the government is toying with various forms of tourism formats, tour operators are quietly cashing in on the broader concept of sports tourism that is taking roots slowly in the country.

The idea is to offer sports adventure along with tour benefits which can become a wholesome concept for the entire family.

Interestingly, despite recession concerns, sports tourism has given an impetus to Indian industry by 30 per cent during this quarter of 2012.

Sports packages that include tickets for the event, hotel stay, air tickets along with a conducted city tour have found favour among young families.

“I get the double advantage of family plus a sports vacation along with watching my favourite stars live in action,” says Mr Siddarth Saxena of Delhi working with an MNC bank. He is visiting Lanka for the T20 World Cup match with his family.

2012 has proved a good year for operators who could conceive tour packages around major events such as Euro Cup, F1 Grand Prix, US Open and T20 Cricket World Cup.

“There has been a fantastic response to T20 matches till now. Though we are booked only for group matches, we are sure to see more enquiries coming in if Indian team moves up the ladder,“ says Mr Shashank Shekar Mishra, AVP-sports of TUI India, the official travel agent of the event ICC event.

Interestingly, this time a huge demand for T20 matches seems to be coming from corporate groups and the student community.

With a lot of holidays coming this season, there are a good number of queries from Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Delhi region. “Also, Lanka is an affordable destination,” says Mr Mishra.

The next big event that operators are eyeing is the FI championship scheduled in October last week.

“Though online travel has not been associated with sports tourism till now, we are in talks with hotels and airlines around Noida for such a package,” says Mr Sanjay Bhasin, MD of travel portal Goibibo.com. ''

free guided tour at mahabs

Have you been postponing the trip to the ancient port town of the Pallavas - the internationally famed Mahabalipuram, for long?

Then try to make it on Thursday to be received by the tourist guides approved by the Central government. Members of the Tourist Guides’ Federation of South India (TGFSI) have decided to provide day-long free guided tours for tourists visiting this world heritage monument site, and other prominent places in the south, for free.

Those who wish to avail the free guided tours should contact Sudhakar (Mahabalipuram): 9444988248; Arun: 09446221124, Priyankar: 09895539505 and George: 9447288397 for Dutch palace, Kochi; Ramesh: 9945396856 for Somnathpur temple near Mysore and Madhu: 9849353753 for Chowmahalla palace, Hyderabad.

“The government of India approved guides will give a day-long free guided tours for tourists at Mamallpuram,”says Sudhakar S. Selwyn of TGFSI.

TTD mulls revising Vahana Seva schedule (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=91570)

Tirumala: The monthly "Dial Your EO" programme held at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala on Friday in which the TTD Executive Officer LV Subrahmanyam interacted with the pilgrim callers over telephone.
Answering to callers, Srinivas of Nellore, Babuji from Kurnool and Nagaprasad of Anantapur, the EO said TTD has already invited applications from the interested candidates who can take part in the Hindu Dharma Prachara programmes under the aegis of TTD in every district headquarters without seeking any remuneration.

"They should dedicate themselves in this great service of propagating Hindu dharma even in remote villages. We are contemplating to give them training in our SVETA. This will become operational from December 1 this year," EO maintained. The EO also thanked the suggestions made by the pilgrim callers who came forward to join hands with TTD to check religious conversions in the remote villages.

Replying to a caller K Venkatramana of Hyderabad, the EO said TTD is planning to display the antique jewels of Lord Venkateswara in SV Museum, Tirumala amidst tight security. "Since it is a very sensitive issue, we are still engaged in the discussions. But the unused antique jewels will be displayed for the sake of pilgrims. We are also contemplating to digitize all jewels of Lord and we took tips from National Institute of Designs, Ahmedabad in this regard," he added.

Later speaking to media persons after the programme, EO Subrahmanyam said TTD is contemplating to bring some changes in Vahana Darshan system especially on Garuda Seva day during the ensuing Navarathri Brahmotsavams. "We have also noticed some vital points to set up 12-14 giant screens for the sake of pilgrims", the EO maintained.
TTD CV&SO GVG Ashok Kumar, CE Chandra Sekhar Reddy, Temple Deputy EO Munirathnam Reddy and others were also present.

Planetarium to come up in Tirupati science centre (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=91766)

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Tirupati: National Council of Science Museums has approved for the construction of planetarium in the premises of Regional Science Centre, Tirupati and sanctioned a budget of Rs 2 crores. The civil construction works will start by the year end. At present, the centre is attracting about two lakh visitors per year and the number may go up with the new planetarium.

Speaking to The Hans India, P Manikandan, Project Coordinator said that the planetarium will be ready by next year and planned to construct with eight meter diameter, which needs a specialized dome construction fully air-conditioned to accommodate 60 visitors at a time. Unlike traditional planetariums, the proposed one will have digitalized system rather than Helios method, he added.

There are many exhibitions in the categories of popular science, emerging technologies, illusion, our senses, fun sciences, pre-historic life park, 3-D theatre, ‘Tara Mandal’, Science Park and few others here for the visitors. Union Minister Kumari Shelja inaugurated ‘Our Universe’ and Large Hadron collider recently. In addition to these attractions, the planetarium may attract many visitors in near future.

Manikandan said that student visits to the centre is very less though Tirupati is a hub for many corporate educational institutions. This centre is being updated with all emerging technological updating and can get significant scientific knowledge if they visited at least once in a year, he added.

They are planning medium size planetarium rather than going for a big one, he said. The bigger the size of planetarium, more expenditure, he said. Sources said that the total expenditure per year is about Rs 47 lakh and planning to earn more revenue to minimise the financial dependency on centre, he felt.

RPI demands white paper on sanction of funds to DPP (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=91985)

Tirupati: Republican Party of India demanded TTD to release a white paper on sanction of funds to Dharma Prachara Parishat (DPP). In a press release, city secretary of RPI N Reddy Babu faulted the decision of TTD to establish exclusive accounts wing in DPP rather than depending on TTD. He stated that TTD has taken a decision to delink accounts affairs from TTD, because of accountability and answerability.

Crores of rupees of funds were misused by TTD and DPP since the inception of the latter and all facts will come out only with proper probe by a sitting judge of High Court, he stated. As per the act 30/1987 under section 112, DPP shall utilise all funds sanctioned by TTD for only publications of Hindu Dharma and Yagas, but in practice these funds are being diverted, he alleged.

As few accounts staff questioned about the auditing of Rs 6 crore, TTD officials have taken this decision to form separate accounting system in DPP, he alleged. He demanded necessary action against the erring officials for misusing the TTD funds and DPP should function under the supervision of TTD.

Police outpost in a sorry state (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=91988)

Tirupati: Neglect has left the police outpost in a sorry state in Tirupati. For the supervision of medico legal cases, the police department has set up an outpost.

Two constables are working in shifts to discharge their duties at the outpost. The building of the outpost is in a dilapidating condition and the age-old roof is on the verge of collapse.

The staff is apprehending that the building will collapse along with the walls and the ceiling as they are antiquated. The staff appealed to the government to provide good shelter for them as they working under outdated ceiling of the
outpost.

SBI General Insurance opens branch in Tirupati (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/article3985040.ece)

HYDERABAD, OCT. 10:
SBI General Insurance is expanding its footprint in Andhra Pradesh by opening a branch in Tirupati. It is SBI General’s third branch in the State 27th pan India.

Rakesh Sharma, Chief General Manager - State Bank of India, Hyderabad Circle Inaugurated the branch. Speaking on the occasion Bhaskar J Sarma, MD & CEO, SBI General Insurance said, “We see a good opportunity in serving the needs of the industries by providing customised insurance solutions”.

SBI General has achieved a premium income of Rs 295.86 crore in the first six months of the current fiscal. It is planning to serve the needs of individual, SME and corporate customers in the region by offering motor, health, personal accident insurance solutions.

By working closely with State Bank of India and its associate banks and with a growing network of agents, SBI General is well placed to serve the south Andhra Pradesh region, a press release said.

TTD gears up for Navarathri Brahmotsavams (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=92437)

Tirumala: The temple administration of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is all set to perform the nine-day Navarathri Brahmotsavams from October 15 to 23 in a grand manner.

The Ankurarpanam for the mega religious event will be performed on October 14 followed by Senadhipathi Utsavam where in Vishwaksena, Commander-in-Chief of Lord Venkateswara, will be taken on a procession to the Yaga Shala.

The unique feature of the Brahmotsavams is that there will be no Dhwajarohanam (celestial flag hoisting on the first day of the Brahmotsavams), Dhwaja Awarohanam (celestial flag lowering on the last day of the nine-day festival) and Wooden Chariot procession. But there will be the procession of Swarna Rathotsavam and Paruveta Utsavam on the succeeding day after the completion of Brahmotsavams.

The special attraction during the Brahmotsavams is that there will be the procession of Pushpaka Vimanam. On October 24, the Lord Malayappa Swamy accompanied by Lord Sri Krishna Swamy will go for a pleasure hunt in the deep green forests of Seshachalam ranges.

The festival is described as ‘Paruveta Utsavam’, which takes place in the Paruveta Mandapam in Tirumala. It will be a feast to the eyes of thousands of pilgrims who converge to witness the hunting skills of the deities in the forest. TTD top brass officials will take part in the festival.

SVU campus goes high-tech (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=92440)

Tirupati: Sri Venkateswara University is going to have a facelift with facilities like auditoriums and air conditioned e-class rooms, Wi-Fi facility and up-gradation of health centre. The entire campus of SVU would attain Wi-Fi facility soon at a cost of Rs. 34 lakh.
Vice Chancellor of SV University Prof. W Rajendra interacted with media persons here at Tirupati on Tuesday on his completion of 100 days of tenure.

Speaking on the occasion, he said Instrumentation Maintenance Centre has been initiated with UGC XI plan grants. Auditorium in Arts block was renovated with push back chairs and provided air conditioning system to the entire hall and few additional facilities will come up to every building on the University campus, he added.

With the funds of XI plan, few pending civil construction works resumed and would be completed soon, he said. Health centre in the University has got the latest multi-diagnostics equipment, digital ultra sound system to diagnose internal body organ functioning and automated blood sample analyser, worth Rs 13 lakh, he said. The elevators are being provided in Natural Sciences building, Physical Sciences building and Engineering college building at a cost of Rs 24 lakh, he pointed out.

For the convenience of physically challenged persons, a wheel chair was placed at every building of the University, he said. Generators at a capacity of 62 KV are being installed at various buildings of the University to enable uninterrupted power supply, he said. He is planning to construct seminar halls at each block to lower the burden on the present ‘Senate Hall’, he said. On welfare side, he said steps would be taken to fill up backlog posts of SC, ST soon.

After meeting with Executive Council in July, a decision was taken to implement the GO MS No. 54 for the benefit of university teachers who were drawing UGC pay scales between January 1, 1996 and December 31, 2005, he said. With this decision about 140 teachers, many were retired, have benefitted, he pointed.

Foolproof security for Tirumala Brahmotsavams, says DGP (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=92442)

Tirupati: Director General of Police Dinesh Reddy reviewed the security arrangements for the forthcoming Navarathri Brahmotsavams of Tirumala temple here on Tuesday along with SP and other police officials. He also issued instructions to the officials about foolproof security arrangements in Tirumala and Tirupati.

Later, speaking to media persons, the DGP said that about 15 per cent of the additional police force would be deployed at the hill shrine this time as they are expecting a heavy rush of pilgrims. To provide better darshan of all ‘Vahana Sevas’ to pilgrims, they are arranging the galleries in ‘V’ shape, each can accommodate about 16,000 pilgrims, he said.

As Dasara holidays are there for many schools, naturally rush would be more than the last month’s Brahmotsavams, he replied to a query. They are expecting about five lakh pilgrims on Garuda Seva Day during the Brahmotsavams, he said.

To overcome the situation they have planned to deploy security forces at all vital points and for this four Additional SPs, 30 Deputy SPs, 61 inspectors, 160 SIs, 310 Assistant SIs, 1,600 police constables include head constables and women constables, and 30 special parties would discharge duties throughout the nine-day mega religious fete, he said.

Apart from this, few constables and police officers would be on duty in civil dresses to monitor the anti-social activities like pick-pocketing, chain snatching and other petty offenses, he said.With the experience from last month’s Brahmotsavams, this time they are specially concentrating on criminals, he replied.

To prevent unwanted incidents like stampede and other issues, police and TTD security wings will coordinate each other in issuing passes for media and VIPs, especially on Garuda Seva day, he said. The same security system would be continued for Golden Chariot procession and Chakrasnanam events, he stressed.

Speaking on the warning from Telangana agitators to stage protest against the Prime Minister, who was scheduled to arrive on October 16, DGP said that already city police commissioner has reviewed the entire situation and future course of action to avoid such protests would be taken. No agitation will take place during the PM’s visit and policemen are ready to face any eventuality, DGP added.

Special Task Force team would be formed to tackle the Red Sander smuggling activities and already they are in touch with Tamil Nadu police department, because Chennai and other major cities are the main hubs for stocking RS logs, he said.

On Home Guards problems, he replied that all HGs would be provided uniforms, free bus passes and medical allowances and the issue of remuneration hike is in discussions.

When media men asked about the progress over Additional SP of East Godavari and allegations against police officer in Guntur district, he replied that already East Godavari district’s ASP was under suspension and inquiry is on over the allegations made against SP by ASP.

Inspector General of Police Govind Singh, Deputy IG Charu Sinha, Urban district SP J Prabhakar Rao and other officials took part in the review meeting.

SVU to introduce M Tech evening courses (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=1&subCategory=2&ContentId=92707)

Sri Venkateswara University has decided to introduce few new courses from this academic year and more from next academic year. Three news courses M A (Rural Development), M A (Women studies) and evening courses for M Tech have been introduced from this academic year. On the occasion of completing 100 days as Vice Chancellor Prof W Rajendra interacted with media persons in Tirupati on Tuesday.

He said that he had assumed charge as VC on June 30, 2012 and has planned to streamline the administration as well as academic matters.
Many B Tech students are working with few companies and frequently requested him to introduce evening courses for M Tech and for the benefit of such students evening courses have been introduced from this academic year, he said.

Apart from these three new courses, SVU is offering 11 new courses through distance education from this academic year, he added. Out of these 11 courses, six are PG diplomas, three are UG courses and two are PG courses, he added. In addition to this, these courses offered by Directorate of Distance Education are in two streams – calendar year and academic year, he said.

For the first time, SVU has given opportunity to M Phil and pre-Ph D students to opt for revaluation nd has taken utmost care to see that the pending results of various courses are published at the earliest, he said.

Though SVU was already rated as A+ by NAAC, he was taking it as a challenge to improve the rating by 2015, Prof Rajendra said.
All the heads of the departments have been directed to make appropriate preparations so as to apply for NAAC re-accreditation in the last quarter of the next year and were requested to update the syllabi incorporating the UGC and CSIR-NET and service commission syllabi, he said

To improve the quality of education and to provide knowledge to students about the requirements of various industries, Department of Civil Engineering has signed a MoU with SVIMS, Veterinary University, AYUSH, Sri Padmavathi Mahila University and Brandenbug University of Technology, Germany, the VC said.

For the first time in the state, SVU has given benefit to the candidates who qualify in APCET 2012 for admitting into Ph D course without taking the RESET exam. He had requested the chairman and secretary of UGC to extend the time limit, which ended by September 30 to end of December to complete the assured projects, he said.

Stress management training to prisoners concludes (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=92644)

Tirupati: The week-long programme of ‘Prison SMART’ (Stress Management And Rehabilitation Training) to jail mates in Tirupati special sub-jail by ‘Art of Living’ was concluded on Wednesday. 37 prisoners have utilized this programme and learnt the skills of Yoga, pranayamam, Sudarshana Kriya and few other meditation activities.

Jail Superintendent M Venugopal Reddy said that special SMART training by ‘Art of Living’ was started on October 2, Gandhi Jayanthi Day and concluded on October 10. Y Kranthi, coordinator of ‘Art of Living’ gave training to the prisoners on every day from 2 to 4 pm, he said. The week-long programme, in the name of ‘Santhi and Health Week’ was initiated to bring change among the prisoners, he said.

Kranthi said that they are conducting SMART programme since 1999 starting from Tihar Central Jail, New Delhi and provided training to about 25,000 prisoners. In Tirupati sub-jail 37 prisoners were trained in stress management and meditation programmes.

VC inaugurates seminar hall at SVU (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=92646)

Tirupati: Sri Venkateswara University Vice Chancellor Prof. W Rajendra inaugurated the newly constructed seminar hall in Telugu Department here on Wednesday. The hall is named after Prof. GN Reddy, former VC of the university. Speaking on the occasion, VC said that GN Reddy was the first vice chancellor in the state representing Telugu Department and followed by few others.

Due to the hard and sincere work of GN Reddy, Telugu Department of the university has become the largest among all the universities, he added. “When we speak about Telugu Department we can’t forget GN Reddy,” he said. Prof. P Srinivasulu, HoD of Telugu Department, said that as long as Telugu language exists, GN Reddy’s name will be there.

TTD chairman appreciates ‘Joy of Giving’ (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=92649)

Tirupati: TTD chairman Kanumuri Bapiraju appreciated the efforts made by industrialist Galla Jayadev during the week-long event of ‘Joy of Giving’ and appealed to the people to experience the happiness by donating something to poor and needy people. He attended as chief guest of the valedictory function of ‘Joy of Giving’ here at Municipal Office grounds.

Speaking on the occasion, Bapiraju said if youths commit to donate something to poor people, certainly they can do wonders in their life and it is really needed at this juncture. Nothing will give happiness than ‘donation’ at the right time, he added.

Speaking on politics, he said people have become aware nowadays and are able to know several things through expanded media, Bapiraju said. As people are aware of many things they are questioning their elected leaders about the implementation of welfare schemes and development of their localities, he added.

Galla Jayadev, Managing Director of Amara Raja Batteries, said that during the week-long campaign of ‘Joy of Giving’ 752 volunteers belonging to various non-governmental organisations have reached as many as 26,610 homes and have collected Rs 2.38 lakh in cash and about 76 varieties of items like TVs, mobile phones, clothing, household appliances, kitchenware and others. He thanked one and all and hoped to spread this initiative to more areas next year.

RTC in search of place for new central bus station (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=92653)

Tirupati: The RTC officials, at last have initiated a survey to find out suitable place for the construction of central bus station in the outskirts of Tirupati city. Final decision would be taken after few rounds of discussions in Task Force Committee meetings. A senior official of RTC, Tirupati region said that they are in touch with revenue and TUDA (Tirupati Urban Development Authority) officials for suitable place. As the existing bus station was congested and the influx of passengers is increasing day by day, there is a great need for a spacious bus station, he added.

RTC officials opined that as the city has only one flyover and all buses have to travel on this and hence more time is being consumed due to traffic jams. Once the spacious bus station was completed all the long distance bus services would be diverted by preventing the entry into city, he said. The present bus station can be converted into sub-urban bus station by operating only ‘Palle Velugu’ buses and Tirumala bus services, he added.

When asked about the new proposal, Regional Manager A Naga Sivudu said that still these are in the pipeline stage and can’t be disclosed at this juncture. He inaugurated two new ‘Indra’ bus services from Tirupati to Chennai on Wednesday. Each service will make four trips to and fro between Tirupati and Chennai.

Two services will be operated in opposite directions and the total number of trips between Tirupati and Chennai would be eight per day and the fare was fixed as Rs. 167 per adult. For the forthcoming Tirumala Brahmotsavams, 50 new ‘Sapthagiri’ buses would be introduced and already twenty buses have come and within four days the remaining thirty buses would arrive, he replied to a query.

2013 calendars released (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=92657)

Tirumala: TTD Trust Board chairman K Bapiraju released 2013 New Year calendars that cost Rs 7 and Rs 10 per calendar. The calendars will be available to the pilgrims from Wednesday onwards.

TTD EO LV Subrahmanyam, Personal Secretary to Endowments Chitra Ramachandran, Endowment Commissioner Balaramaiah, TTD Board Members P Rajeswari, K Kamala, RV Deshpande, Ch Lakshman Rao, Dr. N Kannaiah, C Ravindra, GV Sreenatha Reddy, B Raji Reddy, LR Sivaprasad, R Srinivasa, TT JEOs KS Sreenivasa Raju, P Venkatarami Reddy, CV&SO GVG Ashok Kumar and others were present.

Crime rate declines, claims Urban SP (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=92884)

Tirupati: Urban SP J Prabhakar Rao reviewed law and order, crime detection, attention towards pending cases related to crime, night vigil to prevent crimes like house burglary and security arrangements for Brahmotsavams in his chamber in Tirupati on Thursday. He formed a special team to nab notorious offender Elumazhai, who was involved in serial house thefts.

The SP said that the crime rate has declined in the present year compared to last year. About 1,050 crimes including chain snatchings, house burglary, robbery and others have been recorded in 2011 where as, only 650 were recorded so far in 2012.

He directed station house officers of all police stations to finalise the SC, ST cases, which have been pending at various levels and attached special duty to Deputy SPs of Renigunta and Tirupati East stations.

He specially suggested all police officers to register all the complaints and erring officials would be punished severely if they were found negligent in registering of complaints and delaying intentionally. He instructed all officials that not to interfere in civil cases at any cost and serious action would be taken against violation of guidelines.

Prabhakar Rao paid special attention to property and house burglary cases and reviewed each and every case of this category. He directed them to resolve all pending cases in time bound manner. He directed them to be vigilant at night times to prevent house breaking offences, robbery and anti-social activities.

As the Brahmotsavams are nearing, special vigil is necessary at night times in city as local people may go to Tirumala, he stressed. He pointed about serial house breakings by Eluma zhai and other gangs during the last Brahmotsavams and such offences should not occur this time, he directed.

He instructed all police officers to take extra care for forthcoming Brahmotsvams compare to the previous one, because the influx of pilgrims would be more because of Dussehra holidays. Medical tests, Physical fitness tests and written tests would be conducted for policemen who are going for security duties for Brahmot savams, he said.

India is cultural epitome of the world: EO (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=93109)

Tirupati: "Our great country, Bharat which is a treasure house of ancient and traditional arts like Carnatic music and dance, has derived its name from the three words Bhava - Raaga - Taala (Bha-Ra-T) and hence it is the cultural epitome of the world", said TTD Executive Officer LV Subrahmanyam.

Inaugurating the Carnatic Music Youth Festival-"Yuvalayam" at Mahati Auditorium in Tirupati on Friday, the EO said India is heading the path of ‘Spirituality’ in the world not only by the way of its ancient scriptures but also with the help of the great traditional arts like Bharatanatyam, Carnatic music, instrumental music etc.

With an aim to sustain the legacy of traditional arts in the country and especially to encourage the youth to uphold their ancestral legacy, TTD and Andhra Music Academy of Vizag have jointly organised the programme "Yuvalayam", the EO observed. He called upon the students to make use of this platform to showcase their talents and expertise.

Earlier, JEO P Venkatrami Reddy wished the participants hailing from AP and Tamil Nadu who set ready to show their musical skills. SV Music and Dance College Principal C Prabhavathi also attended the programme.

Meanwhile, the preliminary competitions for the interested youth hailing from four south Indian states will be held in Tirupati in a phased manner. For the participants of Tamil Nadu, the competitions took place on October 12 while for participants from AP, the competitions will be on October 13 at Annamacharya Kalamandir.

For the young artistes of Kerala, the competitions will be on October 29 and for those from Karnataka on November 1. The mega finals will be conducted in Tirupati from November 23 to 27. Special lectures, music related expo, concerts by artistes will also be conducted during the music festival.

Violin maestros Kanyakumari, Komanduru Seshadri and Malladi Suribabu will be judging the preliminary round competitions.

SPDCL CMD inaugurates hockey tournament (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=93112)

Tirupati: AP Southern Power Distribution Company Limited Chairman and Managing Director K Vidyasagar Reddy inaugurated APTransco Discom inter-circle hockey tournament at SPDCL 132 KV substation in Tirupati on Friday. The tournament will continue for three days.

Speaking on the occasion, Vidyasagar Reddy suggested the sportspersons to show spirit whether it is win or defeat in the competitions. Sports will enhance the physical activity and makes people efficient, he added. He recalled the volley ball tournament organised by the SPDCL earlier.

Nine teams are participating in this tournament. Discom Director (Finance) Syed Bilal Pasha, Chief Engineers Ram Singh, Hanumant Prasad, Lakshminarayana, Superintending Engineers NVS Subbaraju, Nanda Kumar, Santosh Rao, sports council general secretary Muni Sankaraiah and a few others participated.

Two injured cubs recuperate at SV zoo (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=93115)

Tirupati: Two injured leopard cubs were recuperating at a great pace at Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park in Tirupati. With this, two cubs were accommodated with the 6 adult leopards in the zoo. It may be recalled that the cubs were admitted to the zoo in critical condition three months ago by the villagers of Kottacheruvu, near Puttaparthi in Ananthapur district rescued them from reserve forest area. with the relentless efforts by zoo authorities has brought sound health to the five-month-old cubs.

Speaking to The Hans India, Dr Toiba Singh, veterinary doctor of SV Zoo, said that the two male cubs are growing well and they were kept in specialized enclosures to prevent spread of infectious diseases, he said.

When these two reached here, each was weighed about 500 grams but now each reached to about 8 kilograms each, he said. “We paid special interest to prevent infections and for more than a month we slept near the enclosures to feed the cubs with milk, he said. Now these two cubs are able to eat 500 grams meat a day, he said.

We brought specialized milk powder from Mumbai and added special supplements like minerals, calcium and vitamins through this milk”, he explained. When asked about tigers, he replied that recently an adult female Royal Bengal Tiger had come from Visakhapatnam Zoo Park and are expecting another male from Hyderabad Zoo soon.

At present, SV zoo had one male and female tigers, he said. Out of the total six adult leopards two are female, he added. Recently a white tiger delivered three cubs. At present, four male and four female white tigers habituated in the SV Zoo, he replied.

Overwhelming response to mega health camp (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=93114)

Tirupati: As many as 230 journalists and their family members have utilized the services provided by mega health camp that was jointly conducted by Indian Medical Association and Tirupati Press Club in Tirupati on Friday.

Doctors excelled in various branches like cardiology, urology, neurology, pulmonology, gynecology and other specializations had examined the visitors and gave free medicines to them. Doctors suggested journalists to take care of their health who will be busy with their profession.

Ophthalmologist Dr Sudha Rani donated 150 reading glasses and sun glasses to media persons. Dr Srihari Rao, president of IMA, diagnosed about 25 journalists and their family members for free of cost.

Water harvesting system mandatory for new buildings (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=93116)

Tirupati: Director of State Town and Country Planning, B Purushotham Reddy said that rain water harvesting system would come into force as a mandatory from next year. He reviewed about the pending issues related to the approvals from Town and Country Planning department wing with municipal commissioners and town planning officials of Chittoor, Tirupati and Kadapa.

Ater, he held an awareness meeting with builders and promoters of Chittoor district and explained about the new GO No. 168, issued by state government recently. He said that stringent action would be taken against builders and promoters if they constructed buildings without approval from Town and Country Planning department.

Hereafter every building construction has to get approval and no illegal construction activity shall be allowed, he warned.Rain water harvesting system will come into force from 2013 for all new constructions and specific instructions will be announced by government, he said. The solar energy utilization plans are also on the anvil and concrete decision is in pending at present, he said. To settle pending cases, a ‘mela’ would be conducted at the offices of Municipal Corporations once in a week and builders and promoters can attend these programs for early resolutions, he suggested.

Speaking to media persons, Purushotham Reddy said that the department has received Rs 340 crore income through Building Penalization Scheme and Rs 123 crore from Layout Regularisation Scheme, he said. A total of 165 candidates were already recruited and fresh notification would be issued to recruit 349 vacant posts, he replied.

About 3,000 applications are in pending in various municipal corporation areas and special steps would be taken for speedy clearance, he said. When asked about the illegal layouts and constructions, he replied that already the deadline for layout regularization was completed by September end, but builders requested the state government to extend time, which is in pending. Fresh applications would be accepted only after the clearing pending petitions, he replied.

Handicrafts expo from today (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=93307)

Tirupati: ‘Gandhi Shilp Bazar’, a 10-day event of exhibition-cum-sales at Urban Hut in Tirupati will be inaugurated on Sunday. The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) is organ ising the event in association with Shilparamam Arts and Cultural Society, Tirupati.

Briefing to media, Venu Gopal, General Manager of Shilparamam, Hyderabad said that the exhibition is as part of the preservation, promotion and protection of Indian handicrafts. These events will give an opportunity for craftsmen to manufacture, sell and promote their products, which help the welfare of craftsmen, he said.
About 150 artisans include national and state awardees are displaying their products in this exhibition, he said.

Madhubani paintings of Bihar, Phulkari from Punjab, tie and dye and bead works of Rajasthan, Talli Zutti products from Haryana, stuffed toys and appliqué works of Gujarath, cut glass jewellery, carpets, art metal works of Uttar Pradesh, equisite wood carvings, stone carvings, bronze icons, terracotta and paper products would be on display, he explained.

Symposium on human values conducted (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=93315)

Tirupati: Sri Venkateswara Medical Sciences (SVIMS) in collaboration with TTD and Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samithi conducted a symposium on the theme, ‘Human Values and Healing Touch’ in Mahati Auditorium here on Saturday.

While delivering a lecture at the symposium, the EO said that doctors and nurses could cure some diseases of patients with healing touch as external disease is a manifestation of internal disorder.

Nurses working with SVIMS, BIRRDS, SVRRGGH and Maternity hospitals, Kalavathi, Neelavenamma, Sobha Rani and Parvathamma were felicitated for their services to the patients for the past several years on the occasion.

‘Youth should take up social responsibility’ (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=93318)

Tirupati: Interacting with students at Tirupati on Saturday, AP High Court Judge Justice B Chandra Kumar expressed concern over the increasing corruption in the society. He attended as the chief guest in an interactive session with students organised by Human Rights and Social Development Department of Sri Venkateswara University at the seminar hall.

“Even the most respected medical field also became corrupt and people are getting cheated by using low quality products but charging high amounts,” he stated. Everybody is busy with their own welfare and not thinking of the plights of the common public. The Justice suggested the students to think in a broader way and to shoulder the social responsibility.

They should follow Bhagath Singh, Chandrasekhar Azad, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Alluri Sitarama Raju and others who fought for their ideals and objectives, he suggested. Students, especially those studying law courses, should analyse themselves about how, why and for what people are suffering and the solution to their sufferings, how such sufferings can be rooted out, he said.

The government, which should guide the society and people, is allegedly neglecting its duties, criticised the Justice. The country is in dire need of honest persons like BR Ambedkar, he said. Not only India, but the entire world is facing hunger, unemployment, exploitation, corruption, adulteration and other problems, he lamented.

Prof. MAK Sukumar, Rector, SVU and few professors participated in the programme.

It was a good job Gudavalli..providing all the updates, that we can refer to any time...
Keep it up and keep us posted...We are following you !! :)

It was a good job Gudavalli..providing all the updates, that we can refer to any time...
Keep it up and keep us posted...We are following you !! :)

Welcome...will try to continue if i have time :)

CM announces four gifts to Tirupati (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=102395)

Tirupati: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy here on Saturday announced four gifts to the city - a cricket stadium, an international standard cultural museum, a multi-purpose mega conference hall and installation of Telugu Talli statue.

He directed the officials to send detailed proposals for constructing the cricket stadium and an international level cultural museum and to choose the suitable land for setting up the multi-purpose auditorium for conducting national level seminars, meetings and other events.

Students showcase innate talents at ‘Carousel Blue’ (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=102398)

Tirupati: Post Graduate and Degree students demonstrated their cultural and sports talents in ‘Carousel Blue’, an event organised by Emerald’s Advanced Institute of Management Studies (EAIMS) to bring out innate talents of the students here at Kodanda Ramapuram Tirupati. Both girl and boy students took part in the even enthusiastically and showcased their skills in classical, western and folk dancing and singing.

Students from 40 collages in the district and a few other students from neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka participated in events like dancing, singing, sports, treasure hunt, fine arts and workshops. Director of EAIMS E Giridhar presented cash prizes to the winners of various competitions in the event. Ajay Kumar from Sri Rama College won the debate competition while Teja of Narayana College won first prize in essay writing.

Tirumala, a physically challenged student, received Rs 5 000 cash prize Mr E Giridhar for winning the singing competition.
Popular film choreographer Ganesh attended the event and judged danceing competitions. Directors of EAMIS Parthasarathy and Viswanath, principal T Lavanya Kumari and others were present on the occasion.

CM announces four gifts to Tirupati (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=102395)

^^^^^^ Simply Great news, but Telugu spoken over here should be of more pure and Native rather than having Tamil influence. Then it will be more meaning ful to have a Telugu Talli statue in Tirupati.

3-day global meet on anthropology begins today (http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=102574)

Tirupati: A three-day International Conference on Anthropogenic impact on Environment and Bioremediation, organised by the Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, will commence on Monday. This will be inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor of SVU Prof. W. Rajendra in Srinivasa Auditorium.

The conference will discuss various aspects in anthropology like remedial technologies and research on various pollutants. It will also discuss about focus on Phytoremediation and Bioremediation, in which about 300 delegates including from foreign universities will take part.

Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, Prof. Rajendra, who was formerly the head of the Department of Zoology, said that the rapid development of industrialization and globalization is causing environmental pollution in many aspects and has become a threat to the entire human society. Pollution has become inevitable and many scientists are worrying about the health hazards of human beings and animals, he added.

No live body is exempt from pollution and the conference will try to find a solution to minimise the impact of various pollutants like industrial, chemical, environmental and others, he said. By using bio-technology, few pollutants can be removed from our day to day life through activities of micro bacteria, he explained. Throughout the globe, many universities and scientists are working at various levels to study the environmental pollution at large and the conference will bring out many new concepts in eliminating pollution, he said.

Prof. Hamid R.Habibi, director, Institute of Environmental Toxicology, University of Calgary, Canada, will deliver his keynote address in the conference. Prof. M. Bhaskar, head of the Department of Zoology and Prof. A.Papa Rao, principal, College of Sciences, Dr. M. Rajasekhar, Zoology Department and few other professors will attend the conference.

Few professors from foreign universities like Prof. C. Channa Reddy, former director, The Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, Penn State University, USA; Dr. Mohan C Vemuri, director, R&D, Life Technologies, USA Prof. Ramraj Bhoopathy, Nocholls State University, Los Angeles, USA and others will attend the conference.

^^^^^^ Simply Great news, but Telugu spoken over here should be of more pure and Native rather than having Tamil influence. Then it will be more meaning ful to have a Telugu Talli statue in Tirupati.
Hello Raju...

You would have known the exact slang of Telugu people here, had you interacted with the locales.
The people who you had met may be of tamil born or relocated or even may be just visitors. The main thing you have to notice here is that the floating population is large compared to natives.
We natives are Telugu and we speak pure Telugu :)

Bharti Walmart is setting up a store in Tirupati.
It is going to come up in Karakambadi Road.

Daiwik Hotels plans hotel expansion in India (http://www.projectstoday.com/News/Daiwik-Hotels-plans-hotel-expansion-in-India)

Daiwik Hotels is planning greenfield and brownfield hotels across the country.
The company is planning to have 15-17 such hotels (greenfield and brownfield) across the country by 2015 with an investment of Rs 180 crore. And eventually the company will put up 20 greenfield properties by 2018, which will entail an investment of Rs 600 crore.
The company is holding discussions with VC and PE Funds to mobilise the funds required for this expansion programme. Work on project at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh is underway. As a part of the plan it will set up the property at Dwarka in Gujarat, Varanasi, katra in Jammu & Kashmir, etc.

What tourism minister Chiranjeevi stands to gain from a culinary school in Tirupati (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/what-tourism-minister-chiranjeevi-stands-to-gain-from-a-culinary-school-in-tirupati/articleshow/18534018.cms)

Cordon Bleu cooking and the temple town of Tirupati are an uneasy pairing in any sentence, but matinee idol-turned-Union tourism minister Chiranjeevi is not daunted. An Indian Culinary Institute, along the lines of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), could replace the Tirupati laddoo as that town's great contribution to India's taste buds.

Chiranjeevi's film persona is to heroically fight against the odds, but he too has succumbed to the first rule of being elected, which is to nurse your constituency with central projects. Tirupati elected him by a handsome margin in the 2009 Assembly polls, even as Palakollu in West Godavari district handed him a shock defeat. The culinary school is the town's reward from a grateful minister. Earlier a branch of this school was to come up in Yamuna Nagar, former tourism minister Kumari Selja's constituency, but land allotment for the project is still stuck in red tape.

Chiranjeevi himself dismisses all this talk. "People think it's because of that, but I feel that Tirupati is also an educational hub and has an international airport, so it is ideal for a world-class institute of this kind," he says.

POLITICAL LESSONS

Homesickness, he says, is a concept alien to him. "My father was in a transferable job all his life. I lived 15 years in Chennai while in film school and the initial years of my career, and have been in Hyderabad thereafter," he says. "I make a home where I find myself," he adds, having adjusted to Delhi weather.

When he entered politics just before the 2009 Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, he was a matinee idol comparable to Amitabh Bachchan, part of the movie royalty in Hyderabad, and his party, Praja Rajyam, was expected to pose a serious threat to YS Rajasekhara Reddy of the Congress.

That script, however, went awry. With a party organisation that was amateur at best, he got only 18 seats in the Assembly polls, and lost one of the two seats he had contested. He discovered that political wilderness can be lonely, as supporters left him in droves. Things changed only after YSR Reddy's death and the Congress's bungling on the Telangana issue, with the ruling party facing a motion of no confidence in the Assembly and many of its MLAs deserting the party fold for Jagan Mohan Reddy's outfit YSR Congress.

Lakhs of devotees throng Tirumala (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/lakhs-of-devotees-throng-tirumala/article4425516.ece)

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The sacred hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara on Sunday witnessed a sea of humanity on the eve of the annual Rathasapthami festival, which was observed amidst great pomp and gaiety. The town wore a festive look and was full with the pilgrim crowd.

Lakhs of devotees from every nook and cranny of the country participated in the mega religious pageantry, which is regarded as mini-Brahmotsavams by the devout with the deity being taken out on as many as seven different ‘vahanams’ on a single day around the mada streets encircling the hill shrine.

Scores of bhajan troops tagged along the processions was a cynosure to the eyes of the congregated devotees who remained confined to their seats till the end of the festival in the night. The religious fiesta took off to a spectacular start at the break of dawn with the procession of the ‘Suryaprabha Vahanam’.

The processional deity of Lord Malayappa Swamy adorned with rare jewels mounted atop the golden ‘Suryaprabha Vahanam’ was taken out in a grand procession as early as 5.30 a.m. A gargantuan gathering of tens of thousands of devotees who had assembled at the north-west corner of the temple complex went into raptures at the very sight of the first rays of the Sun falling at the feet of the deity mounted atop the dazzling vahanam.

Besides, the TTD management various mutts and charitable organisations conducted ‘annadanam’ all through out the day adding more piety to the spiritual event.

The air was charged with the chanting of ‘Govinda-Govinda’ by the assembled devout who at the sight of every procession rose from their seats and offered Harathi from their respective positions. Every inch of available space was occupied by the swarming public.

Meanwhile, all the parking lots were full to their capacity and the vehicles were rather parked along side of the thorough fares of the temple town eventually leading to traffic commotion at frequent intervals.

Finally, the spiritual carnival concluded with the grand procession of ‘Chandraprabha vahanam’ in the night.

IDOLS TAKEN OUT IN A PROCESSIONS

Tirupati Staff Reporter: The TTD-run temples in Tirupati observed ‘Rathasapthami’ in a grand manner on Sunday.

The event was observed at the temples of Sri Govindaraja Swami, Sri Padmavathi Ammavaru (Tiruchanur) and Sri Kalyana Venkateswara (Srinivasa Mangapuram). Similar to Tirumala hills, the specialty of the day here is the idols were carried in a colourful procession around the respective temples on seven celestial carriers from dawn to dusk.

At Sri Govindaraja temple, the day started with the procession of Chakrathalwar at 3.30 a.m. to Kapila Theertham for a celestial bath. Starting with Surya Prabha, the deity of Govindaraja was later taken on Hamsa, Hanumantha, Pedda Sesha, Muthyapu Pandiri, Sarvabhoopala and Garuda vahanams.

At Tiruchanur, the idol of the Goddess was taken out in a procession on Ashwa Vahanam (horse) at Suryanarayana shrine. At Srinivasa Mangapuram, the fete was conducted for the first time, which drew crowds from nearby villages.

Hello Everybody,

I request if anyone can try to get more information on following news and predictions, atleast try to shed some light on these please:

1. --> I heard that SriCity which is planned integrated business center/township/SEZ, which is 84km east of tirupati is gearing up to becoming a hub for ITs, ITES, and industries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sricity
http://sricity.in/

2. --> This one is extraordinary, but don't know how much true:
Plan for Tirupati-Srikalahasti metro rail line, too old news(Aug,2009), don't know if any decision is taken:
http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/09/stories/2009080956490400.htm

3. --> proposed renigunta SEZ for IT and ITES

4.--> World class railway station at tirupati

any more in this region

Hello There,
The great Ray of Hope "court seeks details on making tirupati liquor free"

Government and politicians, residentials also should support this.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/court-seeks-details-on-making-tirupati-liquorfree/article4541220.ece

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tirupati-could-become-a-liquor-free-zone/1/202358.html

Not sure if the ground reality is close to the statement here.

The new terminal building and extension of the runway at Tirupati airport will be completed by December this year.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/facelift-for-flying-facilities-soon/article4524084.ece

SpiceJet is mulling restarting its flight from Visakhapatnam to the temple town of Tirupati and back, which was cancelled about three months ago due to poor response.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/SpiceJet-looks-to-fly-to-Tirupati-again/articleshow/19206611.cms

To cater to the increased passenger demand in the ensuing holiday season, Air India will be launching new thrice-weekly flights between Bangalore and Tirupati from April 1 through its subsidiary Alliance Air.

Source:http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-28/news/38099600_1_tirupati-return-flight-ai-air-india

To make the best use of medicinal plants available in Srisailam and Tirumala Hill ranges, officials of AYUSH have proposed health resorts in the two regions along the lines of Pancha Karma in Kerala in the hope of promoting medical tourism.

Source: http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/article1535953.ece

Health resorts proposed at Srisailam, Tirupati which abound in medicinal plants (http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/article1535953.ece)

To make the best use of medicinal plants available in Srisailam and Tirumala Hill ranges, officials of AYUSH have proposed health resorts in the two regions along the lines of Pancha Karma in Kerala in the hope of promoting medical tourism.

They have mooted the idea of a health resort, a park of medicinal plants, a mini-pharmacy and a spiritual centre in Srisailam and Tirupati.

The estimated cost for the same is about Rs 10 crore per centre. The reasoning is that since both Srisailam and Tirumala are pilgrim centres, it would be easy to promote them as health resorts.

These proposals have been sent to the National Medicial Plant Board and its clearance is awaited.

Few are aware that the Srisailam Hill ranges are second only to the Himalayas in terms of the availability of rare medicinal plants in the country.

Medical officer of Srisailam Dispensary, AYUSH Department, Dr VKM Lavanya said that higher officials had sent special proposals to set up Ayush health resorts at Srisailam and Tirupathi in the region. It may be noted that around 1,600 plant species are available in the Nallamala forests.

Of them, at least 400 are medicinal plants.

Devadhari, Vishamusti, Nagamusti, Tellieswari, Mayurasikha, Malleru, Chillaginjalu, Tippateega etc are some of the most popular of these 400 varieties.

The medicinal plants are spread across 60 per cent of the Nallamala forest area.

Bio-diversity research assistant M Ramesh said they were conducting research regularly and will send a report on the various species to the Zoological Survey of India for a formal announcement.

“We are researching for only identification of plants,” he said.

Explaining more about their research, he said Malleru and Chillaginjalu are used as antibiotics and also for purifying drinking water.

Nagamusti and Mayurasikha control BP and diabetes, Tippateega is very useful for recondition of lever function while Devadhari leaves are useful for increasing blood count, M Ramesh explained.

There are full fledged plants for preparing all types of Ayurvedic drugs.

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member K M Singh said "we have suggested the AP government to set up three SDRF centres in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati by raising 3 new companies (consisting of 110-120 personnel). The state has to now sanction for 3 new companies and the NDRF will extend training and provide them with equipment."

Source (http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ap-govt-to-allot-land-for-setting-up-sdrf-in-hydarabad-113041000346_1.html)

MoT to set up Culinary Institute of India at Tirupati (http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/mot-to--set-up-culinary-institute-of-india-at-tirupati-19751)

Tie-up with international culinary institutes on the cards

Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India has finalised Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh for the proposed Culinary Institute of India. According to Parvez Dewan, Secretary-Tourism, Government of India, Andhra Pradesh government has promised 25 acres of land in the temple town of Tirupati for the institute. The government is also working on two regional institutes in Noida, Uttar Pradesh and Salt Lake City in Kolkata, West Bengal, simultaneously, he added. Dewan made this announcement at a function recently organised by Indian Culinary Forum (ICF) in New Delhi. Other than these three locations, the government is also keen to set up another institute in Yamuna Nagar, if land is made available by the state government, he said.

The Secretary Tourism informed that the government had written to five leading culinary institutes in the world for tie-ups for the proposed institute, and two have evinced interest. “We will tie up with the institute ranked best in the world for the Culinary Institute of India,” he informed.

Speaking to TravelBiz Monitor, an official of the Ministry said that talks are on with Culinary Institute of America, and Cornell School of Hotel Administration for tie-ups for curriculum development, faculty and student exchange, etc., for the proposed Culinary Institute of India. A delegation of MoT will be travelling to the USA to work out the modalities with these institutes next week, the official informed.

Air India to launch flights between Bangalore and Tirupati (http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-28/news/38099600_1_tirupati-return-flight-ai-air-india)

BANGALORE: To cater to the increased passenger demand in the ensuing holiday season, Air India will be launching new thrice-weekly flights between Bangalore and Tirupati from April 1 through its subsidiary Alliance Air.

The new flight AI 9509 operated by ATR 42 aircraft will leave Bangalore at 4 pm to reach Tirupati at 5 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Air India said in a statement here.


The return flight AI 9510 will leave Tirupati at 5.30 pm to reach Bangalore at 6.25 pm on these three days, it said.

Hello Everybody,

I request if anyone can try to get more information on following news and predictions, atleast try to shed some light on these please:

1. --> I heard that SriCity which is planned integrated business center/township/SEZ, which is 84km east of tirupati is gearing up to becoming a hub for ITs, ITES, and industries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sricity
http://sricity.in/

2. --> This one is extraordinary, but don't know how much true:
Plan for Tirupati-Srikalahasti metro rail line, too old news(Aug,2009), don't know if any decision is taken:
http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/09/stories/2009080956490400.htm

3. --> proposed renigunta SEZ for IT and ITES

4.--> World class railway station at tirupati

any more in this region

Friends!
We should all try to achieve metro rail link from Tirupati to Srikalahasthi, Ubbalamadugu eco tourist center and Sricity SEZ and Pulicat lake and SHAR connecting all places of tourist and pilgrim importance so that the people visiting Tirupati are not treated as slaves by the hoteliers in Car street and also on Tirumala.They should have the option to visit many other places and enjoy their trip. Right now the vendors at Tirumala simply brutalize with the pilgrims coming with their families forcing them to loose faith in God ultimately.Other places like Kanipakam, Tiruchanur, Chandragiri, Srikalahasthi, Sullurpet, Shar, Pulicat lake, Ubbalamadugu eco tourist center should also be made attractive and reachable instead of treating the pilgrims as captive prisoners and confining them to hotels and choultries.A begining was made when Sri Mohan reddy was commissioner of Tirupati municipality but now he is retired and there's none to take it forward. Politicians at Tirupati own hotels and they have vested interests in not allowing more development.

No VIP break darshan at Tirumala from May 1 (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/no-vip-break-darshan-at-tirumala-from-may-1/article4663720.ece)In yet another pilgrim-friendly initiative, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) management has cancelled the VIP break darshan in the evenings from May 1.At a joint press conference on Sunday, TTD Chairman K. Bapiraju and Executive Officer L.V. Subramanyam said the decision was taken as the pilgrim turnout would be at its zenith in the coming days.In the first instance, the restriction will be in force till May 31 and is likely to be extended further, depending on the flow of pilgrims. However, it is not applicable on Thursdays.The management is also contemplating to ‘slap’ the restriction even on festive occasions and on special days subject to the discretionary powers of the Executive Officer.Mr. Subramanyam appealed to VIPs to cooperate with the management.

Int’l status for Tirupati airport still a dream (http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Int%E2%80%99l-status-for-Tirupati-airport-still-a-dream/2013/04/29/article1566356.ece)
Upgradation of the Tirupati domestic airport into an international airport is unlikely in the immediate future. It was way back in September, 2010 that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had laid the foundation stone for the expansion and upgradation of the airport.

Emphasising the need for the same, the Prime Minister had said, “Once this new integrated terminal is operational, the Tirupati airport will have the capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international flights during peak hours. The new terminal building will be equipped with state-of-the-art amenities. After international operations commence, pilgrims from neighbouring countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka will find it easier to come in large numbers, contributing to Tirupati’s development into a major religious-cum-tourist hub.”

All this remains on paper as the airport works have not moved an inch. The works were entrusted to a contractor, who came up with the lowest bid, and after some initial momentum, everything came to an abrupt end. Reason: The contractor claimed the soil was not viable for airport works.

However, sources said the contractor, whose name neither the Airports Authority of India (AAI) nor the district authorities revealed, quoted a very lesser amount and intentionally, stopped the works to avoid losses.

The AAI blacklisted the contractor and is set to invite fresh bids for the works. However, the delay in execution of works has resulted in escalation of the project cost. The state government on its part handed over the required land of about 700 acres for the expansion works.

“We had taken up land acquisition process in Renigunta and Yerpedu mandals and handed over 712 acres of lands to the AAI,” Tirupati RDO Y Ramachandra Reddy told Express.

The night landing facility also remains unused.

Int’l status for Tirupati airport still a dream (http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Int%E2%80%99l-status-for-Tirupati-airport-still-a-dream/2013/04/29/article1566356.ece)

Friends,
Kindly use your good offices to get this link road sanctioned under Tourism funds.Am posting my letter to govt. of India for better appreciation of the proposal.



Sub: Formation of a link road for a stretch of 5 Km from Seshaiahgunta near Adaram Village in K.V.B.Puram Mandal to UBBALAMADUGU eco-tourism centre Water Falls in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh –Promotion of Eco-tourism and development of infrastructure -- Sanction of funds under RIDF – Prayed necessary action – Regarding.

This is to submit that there is a long pending demand for the formation of a 5Km long link road from Seshaiahgunta near Adaram Village to UBBALAMADUGU Eco-tourist centre Water Falls in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. The Panchayathraj Sub-division, Thottambedu have prepared an estimate for about Rs 3.6 crores about 2 decades ago which has to be revised in the light of new developments and the present scenario. This link road if completed under RIDF would facilitate the promotion of tourism around UBBALAMADUGU, Kalangi reservoir, Sadasiva Kona, Veyyilingala Kona, Gudimallam, Kalki Bhagawan Ashram, Kailasagiri Reservoir, Ubalamadugu reservoir apart from serving as the shortest and fastest link between Sricity SEZ where IIIT is establishing it’s second centre and Renigunta International Airport, Tirupati. Most of these places of pilgrim and tourist importance have already been included under the proposed heritage corridor sanctioned by Govt. of India recently along with the famous Pulicat Lake and Bird Sanctuary. The natural springs and water falls in UBBALAMADUGU , Ruins of British Bunglow and the 100 year old granite stair case and Siddulaiah temple attract thousands of tourists from the neighbouring Tamilnadu State. The alignment of the link road has to be redrawn taking into consideration of the formation of the new tank near Ubbalamadugu and estimated afresh. The distance between the Renigunta Airport and Sricity SEZ shall be reduced drastically to just 50 Km (Via) Kailasagiri Reservoir and Musilipedu with this link road. K.V.B.Puram Mandal which has been included in Sathyavedu assembly constituency shall have a direct and shortest link to the constituency head quarters at Sathyavedu. In view of the upcoming Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor it is very much essential to form this link road from Adaram to Ubbalamadugu Water Falls via Nereduchelama at the earliest to keep in tune with the fast emerging scenario.This will transform the economy of about 50 gram panchayaths in Varadayyapalem ,B.N.Kandriga, Thottambedu ,Yerpedu and Renigunta mandals and will be a boon to the Heritage corridor also . Hence it is hereby prayed that your kind self may be pleased to instruct the concerned authorities to take the latest developments into consideration and initiate steps to execute the formation of this link road under RIDF/tourism at the earliest in coordination with the Tourism, Wild life management circle, Tirupati for the kind act of which the people of this part of the country would be grateful to your kind self throughout their lives.

http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2809/images/20110506280911104.jpg
THE FOUNDATION OF NBPPL at Mannavaram, laid in September 2010.


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THE PROPOSED SITE of NBBPL, an NTPC-BHEL joint venture, at Mannavaram, 60 km from Tirupati, with the Eastern Ghats in the backdrop.


http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2809/images/20110506280911103.jpg
THE FRONT PORTION of the coaches meant for the Delhi Metro Rail Project getting ready at Sri City SEZ in Chittoor district.

Source and More Exciting Info:

http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=flonnet&rdurl=fl2809/stories/20110506280911100.htm

Tirupati identified for ‘low-carbon footprint' project (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tirupati-identified-for-lowcarbon-footprint-project/article257357.ece)
The temple city of Tirupati in southern Andhra Pradesh has been identified as “most favourable” to be developed as a ‘low-carbon footprint city' by European Aid and Development, which works under the European Commission.

Source:

1 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tirupati-identified-for-lowcarbon-footprint-project/article257357.ece

Tirumala Tirupati goes green; 40-45% of energy is green; clean energy used for cooking to feed 70,000 people/day (http://panchabuta.com/2010/06/06/tirumala-tirupati-goes-green-40-45-of-energy-is-green-clean-energy-used-for-cooking-to-feed-70000-peopleday/)
India’s richest temple – Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), at Tirumala, as per this report, is relying entirely on clean energy to feed over 70,000 people everyday. The temple has installed solar powered lights, solar cooking system, windmills and a water recycling station.

Source and Full News:
http://panchabuta.com/2010/06/06/tirumala-tirupati-goes-green-40-45-of-energy-is-green-clean-energy-used-for-cooking-to-feed-70000-peopleday/
http://www.renewablesb2b.com/ahk_malaysia/en/portal/solar/news/show/bf8d9e241eee9d93

sorry duplicate post

India's richest shrine goes green :BBC NEWS (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16746656)


Credit score

By switching to green technologies, the temple cuts its carbon emissions and earns a carbon offset, or credit, which they can sell.

Carbon credits

The Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism, an international tool created to fight global warming, gives developed countries incentives to invest in clean technologies and projects in developing countries
In return, the companies from the developed countries get carbon credits for meeting their emission reduction targets, while the projects in the developing country get the capital and technology

Badal Shaw is the managing director of Gadhia Solar Energy Systems, which has set up the solar cookers. He estimates that this has resulted in a reduction of more than 1,350kgs of green house gases in the atmosphere.

"This was the first project to get a gold standard certification - it's a registered project and it is issuing carbon credits," he says.

"From a monetary value, carbon being a tradable commodity - the prices keeps going up and down ... we sold the carbon credits of this and various other projects to the German government."http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/58187000/jpg/_58187832_solarcookers624.jpg
The solar panels on the roof of the temple power solar cookers, powering the community kitchen below

Source and More Info:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16746656

Municipal Corporation of Tirupati in AP keen on project to generate diesel out of plastic waste (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/waste-disposal-with-an-incentive/article4334296.ece)
The Municipal Corporation of Tirupati (MCT) is giving a serious thought to a project whereby they plan to turn plastic waste into High Speed Diesel (HSD). This two-pronged strategy to contain proliferating plastic waste as well as reduce spending on fuel would add considerable value to the environment.

English Newspapers In Tirupati:
TheHansIndia Tirupati Edition - Seema Region (http://thehansindia.pressmart.com/index.aspx?eid=31688)
New Indian Express - Tirupati City Edition (http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/112327/The-New-Indian-Express-Tirupati)
many more available such as the Hindu , Deccan Chronicles, but these are the particular tirupati editions

SVU Gets 5 Cr for Remote Sensing Project (http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/c/1055382)
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http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/c/1055382

SV Zoo Turns Hotspot, Visited By over 5 Lakh Last Year (http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/c/1055400)
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http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/c/1055400

Mega Satellite Township Coming up Near tirupati (http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/c/1055410)
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http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/c/1055410

http://peramgroup.com/Images/BROCHURE.pdf

Solar power Plant to Come up in Chittoor (http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/c/1092398)
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