Devasthanam Board

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the custodian of the super-rich shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala hills here has lodged a police complaint against Tamil Nadu-based AR Dairy Foods Pvt Ltd on the issue of supplying adulterated ghee.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams will spend Rs 300 crore on various projects, said the outgoing chairman of the trust board YV Subba Reddy on Monday.

In a big move, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams board that manages 12 temples, including the richest Venkateswara Swamy temple at Tirumala, has decided not to allow any private eateries and restaurants in the hill-top temple town.

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday decided to scrap the Chardham Devasthanam Board even as the opposition Congress termed it as a victory of the priests and "defeat" of BJP's arrogance.

Intensifying their agitation for the dissolution of the Devasthanam Board, a group of Chardham priests gheraoed the official residence of Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Subodh Uniyal on Tuesday.

The Uttarakhand government is considering simplifying registration for the Char Dham Yatra, exempting pilgrims from the formality of dual registration on Smart City and Devasthanam Board portals for an e-pass.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said the Devasthanam Board will not be allowed to harm the interest of priests and ''hak-hakookdharis'', who have traditional rights on resources in and around the temples, at any cost.

Priests have been sitting on a silent protest outside the Kedarnath temple, demanding that the Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board be disbanded.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday reversed his predecessor's decision and decided to remove the management of 51 temples from the control of the Char Dham Devasthanam Board and reconsider its formation.

The portals of Kedarnath Temple will be reopened for devotees on May 17, a spokesperson of the Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board said on Thursday.

Teerth-purohits of Gangotri have withdrawn their decision against allowing pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand to visit the Himalayan temple after being warned of stern legal action by the Chardham Devasthanam Board.

The Chardham Devasthanam Board on Wednesday warned of stern legal action against those who stop pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand to visit the Gangotri Dham.

The Uttarakhand Devasthanam Board on Friday issued a revised standard operating procedure (SOP) allowing asymptomatic persons from outside the state to undertake the chardham yatra (pilgrimage to the four abodes) but with certain conditions.

The Uttarakhand Devasthanam Management Board on Monday decided to open the "Chardham Yatra" for pilgrims from within the state from July 1 after remaining shut for months to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam temple: Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the temple board has increased the quota of online booking for darshan by 3,000. This is the second time in the last fortnight that the temple authorities have raised the darshan quota since the famous shrine reopened on June 11.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the custodian of the super-rich shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala hills here has lodged a police complaint against Tamil Nadu-based AR Dairy Foods Pvt Ltd on the issue of supplying adulterated ghee.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams will spend Rs 300 crore on various projects, said the outgoing chairman of the trust board YV Subba Reddy on Monday.

In a big move, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams board that manages 12 temples, including the richest Venkateswara Swamy temple at Tirumala, has decided not to allow any private eateries and restaurants in the hill-top temple town.

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday decided to scrap the Chardham Devasthanam Board even as the opposition Congress termed it as a victory of the priests and "defeat" of BJP's arrogance.

Intensifying their agitation for the dissolution of the Devasthanam Board, a group of Chardham priests gheraoed the official residence of Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Subodh Uniyal on Tuesday.

The Uttarakhand government is considering simplifying registration for the Char Dham Yatra, exempting pilgrims from the formality of dual registration on Smart City and Devasthanam Board portals for an e-pass.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said the Devasthanam Board will not be allowed to harm the interest of priests and ''hak-hakookdharis'', who have traditional rights on resources in and around the temples, at any cost.

Priests have been sitting on a silent protest outside the Kedarnath temple, demanding that the Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board be disbanded.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday reversed his predecessor's decision and decided to remove the management of 51 temples from the control of the Char Dham Devasthanam Board and reconsider its formation.

The portals of Kedarnath Temple will be reopened for devotees on May 17, a spokesperson of the Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board said on Thursday.

Teerth-purohits of Gangotri have withdrawn their decision against allowing pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand to visit the Himalayan temple after being warned of stern legal action by the Chardham Devasthanam Board.

The Chardham Devasthanam Board on Wednesday warned of stern legal action against those who stop pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand to visit the Gangotri Dham.

The Uttarakhand Devasthanam Board on Friday issued a revised standard operating procedure (SOP) allowing asymptomatic persons from outside the state to undertake the chardham yatra (pilgrimage to the four abodes) but with certain conditions.

The Uttarakhand Devasthanam Management Board on Monday decided to open the "Chardham Yatra" for pilgrims from within the state from July 1 after remaining shut for months to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam temple: Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the temple board has increased the quota of online booking for darshan by 3,000. This is the second time in the last fortnight that the temple authorities have raised the darshan quota since the famous shrine reopened on June 11.