If you visit the villages of Assam at this time of the year, your senses will be delighted by the aroma of traditional delicacies like pithas, laddoos, and various rice-based treats. The rhythmic sound of the dheki--a traditional wooden tool for grinding rice--fills the air as people prepare
As counting for the assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir began on Tuesday, and early trends showed Congress candidates leading in both Haryana and Jammu Kashmir, Congress workers distributed sweets and celebrated the party's likely victory with 'dhol' beats and slogans.
Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), Dwaraka Tirumala Rao on Tuesday, announced that the SIT investigation investigating the Tirupati Laddu prasadam case will be suspended until October 3, due to the ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Guntur Range Inspector General of Police Sarvashresth Tripathi on Saturday visited Tirupati to start its investigation into the issue of adulteration in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) prasadam laddus.
Andhra Pradesh Sadhu Parishad staged a protest outside Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams administrative building on Tuesday demanding strict action against those responsible for the alleged use of adulterated ghee in 'laddoo prasadam' offered in Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple in Tirupati.
Amid a row over "adulteration" in the ghee used in making Tirupati temple laddoos, a temple in Lucknow has banned 'prasad' procured from the market and urged devotees to either bring 'prasad' from home or offer fruits
Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Sunday termed the reports of Tirupati Prasadam adulteration as a betrayal to the faith of crores of Hindus and called for a high-level committee to investigate the matter.
On September 19, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu stirred a political controversy after he claimed that the ghee used in the preparation of Tirupati laddoo prasadam, offered at Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple in Tirupati, contained animal fat during the previous YSRCP governme
Spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, urged for the constitution of a committee of spiritual leaders to oversee matters in temples.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Mehta said, "In Andhra Pradesh, the ghee used in the Tirupati temple was found with adulteration. Some people tried to propagate false information by saying that ghee to TTD was supplied by Amul."
As the controversy over the alleged use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddoos intensified, BJP MLA Sidharth Nath Singh on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the opposition and said that it has become a political habit of opposition to insult the Hindu faith, the Sanatana Dharma.
Senior BJP leader and state executive member, Karnati Anjaneya Reddy, has demanded a thorough investigation and strict action against former TTD Chairman, Y.V. Subba Reddy, and former Executive Officer, Dharma Reddy, over the alleged use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddoos.