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Tirupati laddu row: FSSAI issues show cause notice to ghee supplier

In the wake of Tirupati Laddu adulteration allegations, the FSSAI has issued a show cause notice to a Tamil Nadu-based firm for supplying substandard ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, official sources said on Monday. In the notice, the food regulator asked A R Diary Food Private Ltd why its central licence should not be suspended for contravention of the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011. According to the notice, FSSAI said it received information from The Director of the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh), that A R Diary Food Private Ltd in Dindigul was one of the suppliers of Ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) since last four years. Further as per the information, the ghee procurement committee of TTD has sent all the samples supplied to TTD for testing to NDDB CALF Lab at Anand, Gujarat. "After analysis, the sample from your firm M/s. A R Diary Food Private Ltd (FSS

Tirupati Temple 'purified' amid row over alleged animal fat in ladoos

A team of priests conducted a 'maha shani homam', a ritual believed to cleanse the temple and restore the sanctity of the ladoos

Condition for supplying ghee to TTD changed during YSRCP govt: CM Naidu

Hitting out at the previous YSRCP government, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday alleged that several procedures to procure ghee by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams ( TTD) were altered during the earlier regime. He also alleged that appointments to the TTD board became like "gambling" during the previous government and there were instances of appointing people who had no faith and giving preferences to non-Hindus on the board. Speaking to reporters here, the CM said people's sentiments were hurt after the revelation with regard to laddu. Naidu said, as per the earlier conditions, the ghee supplier should have at least three years of experience. However, after Jagan Mohan Reddy came to power it was reduced to one year. The CM also said that the required turnover of the supplier was also reduced to Rs 150 crore from the earlier Rs 250 crore. Naidu asked how one can supply pure ghee at Rs 319 when even palm oil is costlier than that. He said AR Dairy Foods

Sanctity of Tirupati 'laddu prasadam' restored, unblemished now: TTD

Amid concerns among devotees on the quality of ghee used in the famous Tirupati 'laddu prasadam', the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has said sanctity of the sacred sweetmeat has been restored. In a social media post on Friday night, the TTD, which manages the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple, on the hills of Tirumala said the divinity and purity of Srivari Laddu is unblemished now. The divinity and purity of Srivari laddu is unblemished now. TTD is committed to protecting the holiness of Laddu Prasadam to the satisfaction of all the devotees, the temple board said in the post. The temple body managing the super-rich shrine on Friday revealed it has come across sub-standard ghee and presence of lard in samples tested for quality, echoing claims first made by Andhra Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu two days ago. With the fingers of accusation being pointed at the previous YSRCP regime over the issue, former CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy described the matter as "diversion politics,"

Tirupati ladoo row: Centre seeks report; temple trust issues first reaction

Union Health Minister JP Nadda has asked Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu for a full report on the ladoo controversy at Tirupati temple, following allegations of use of substandard ghee

From IRCTC to ITC, stocks that may benefit from Ram Temple opening

Several popular religious destinations, according to Jefferies, attract annual tourist traffic of 10-30 million despite the existing infrastructural bottlenecks

Ahead of launch, Isro team visits Tirupathi temple with Chandrayaan-3 model

The countdown for the launch will begin later on Thursday, ahead of take-off on Friday from Sriharikota

Andhra, Karnataka CMs to lay foundation stone for Tirumala shrine complex

The foundation stones for a multi-crore rupee pilgrim amenities complex and a marriage hall at Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, near here, would be laid on September 24.

Tirupati temple fetches Rs 7.5 crore in two weeks since lockdown pulled up

The highest single-day cash offering in the hundi was Rs 67 lakh on June 21 and the lowest Rs 37 lakh on June 17

Y V Subba Reddy, the man who presides over the world's richest shrine

Reddy's Wikipedia page has become a battleground for different political camps

Three golden crowns go missing from Govindaraja Swamy temple at Tirupati

The crowns adorned the statues of deities Lord Venkateswara, Sri Lakshmi and Sri Padmavathi at an ancient shrine inside the temple complex

Where are ornaments given by 16th century king to Tirupati temple, asks CIC

The CIC has posed this question to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Culture Ministry, the Andhra Pradesh government and the shrine of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)

No long queues, devotees can take a tour of Tirupati temple on TV

Documentary offers a peek into lives of spiritual caretakers of temple via trip to special school

Chandrasekhar Rao offers Rs 5 crore gold ornaments to Tirupati temple

It was first of such huge offering ever made by a state government after Independence