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Mint
5 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
Tirumala Tirupati temple body proposes to rename Renigunta airport as Sri Venkateswara International Airport
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has sent a proposal to rename the Renigunta airport as Sri Venkateswara International Airport, its chairman BR Naidu said on Wednesday. A reccomendation, Naidu said, has been sent to the Union civil aviation ministry. He added that the airport in Tirupati will be redesigned with aesthetics to reflect the spiritual and devotional aesthetics of Tirumala. Addressing a press conference, the TTD chairman noted, 'A proposal has been made to rename Renigunta airport after Lord Sri Venkateswara. The airport will reflect Tirumala's divine aesthetics.' Naidu further said that the temple body also plans to build a Savitri temple in a prime location of Bengaluru, which is dependent on the land allotment by the Karnataka government Union Minister for Heavy Industries Kumara Swamy has agreed to provide 100 electric buses to TTD, and efforts are underway to bring them to Tirumala shortly, said the temple body in the release. TTD has also decided to lease space in Tirupati for establishing a CSIR Lab to verify quality of ghee, water and food used in temple offerings. Naidu said that the 73-year-old Sri Venkateswara college in Delhi will be modernised while a three-member panel headed by TTD chairman will resolve issues of 200 contract lecturers before new recruitments proceed. TTD's Dharmic (religious) wing will launch initiatives including priesthood training for backward groups, Sadgamaya (enlightenment /righteousness) for student ethics, and Saubhagyam (good fortune), a programme for women on Varalakshmi Vratam (sacred observance) day. Other programmes include Akshara Govindam for children, Harikatha Vaibhavam, Sanmargam for prisoners, Giri Janardhanam in tribal areas, and Vana-Nidhi for promoting spiritual and ecological values. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday offered prayers at Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh and wished progress for all citizens of the country. "Like every year, today I had the good fortune to have the darshan of Lord Tirupati Balaji Maharaj situated in Andhra Pradesh," Goyal said in a post on X. "I wish that God's blessings and grace remain on all Indians and they progress," he added.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Andhra Pradesh: TTD proposes renaming Renigunta airport after Lord Venkateswara
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman B R Naidu on Wednesday said that a proposal has been made to rename Renigunta airport as Sri Venkateswara International Airport. Naidu said that a recommendation has been sent to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the airport will be redesigned with aesthetics reflecting Tirumala's spiritual and devotional atmosphere. "A proposal has been made to rename Renigunta airport after Lord Sri Venkateswara. The airport will reflect Tirumala's divine aesthetics," said, Naidu addressing a press conference. The TTD chairman said that the temple body plans to construct a Srivari temple at a prime location in Bengaluru, subject to land allotment by the Karnataka government. Union Minister for Heavy Industries Kumara Swamy has agreed to provide 100 electric buses to TTD, and efforts are underway to bring them to Tirumala shortly, said the temple body in the release. TTD has also decided to lease space in Tirupati for establishing a CSIR Lab to verify quality of ghee, water and food used in temple offerings. Naidu said that the 73-year-old Sri Venkateswara college in Delhi will be modernised while a three-member panel headed by TTD chairman will resolve issues of 200 contract lecturers before new recruitments proceed. TTD's Dharmic (religious) wing will launch initiatives including priesthood training for backward groups, Sadgamaya (enlightenment /righteousness) for student ethics, and Saubhagyam (good fortune), a programme for women on Varalakshmi Vratam (sacred observance) day. Other programmes include Akshara Govindam for children, Harikatha Vaibhavam, Sanmargam for prisoners, Giri Janardhanam in tribal areas, and Vana-Nidhi for promoting spiritual and ecological values.
News18
5 days ago
- Politics
- News18
TTD Proposes To Name Renigunta Airport After Lord Venkateswara
Last Updated: TTD on Tuesday decided to recommend renaming the Renigunta airport as 'Sri Venkateswara International Airport'. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board of trustees on Tuesday decided to recommend renaming the Renigunta airport as 'Sri Venkateswara International Airport' and send a proposal in this regard to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation. TTD chairman B R Naidu recommended that the airport will be redesigned with aesthetics reflecting Tirumala's spiritual and devotional atmosphere. 'A proposal has been made to rename Renigunta airport after Lord Sri Venkateswara. The airport will reflect Tirumala's divine aesthetics," said Naidu, addressing a press conference. The TTD chairman said that the temple body plans to construct a Srivari temple at a prime location in Bengaluru, subject to land allotment by the Karnataka government. Union Minister for Heavy Industries Kumara Swamy has agreed to provide 100 electric buses to TTD, and efforts are underway to bring them to Tirumala shortly, said the temple body in the release. TTD has also decided to lease space in Tirupati for establishing a CSIR Lab to verify quality of ghee, water and food used in temple offerings. Naidu said that the 73-year-old Sri Venkateswara College in Delhi will be modernised, while a three-member panel headed by TTD chairman will resolve issues of 200 contract lecturers before new recruitments proceed. TTD's Dharmic (religious) wing will launch initiatives including priesthood training for backward groups, Sadgamaya (enlightenment /righteousness) for student ethics, and Saubhagyam (good fortune), a programme for women on Varalakshmi Vratam (sacred observance) day. Other programmes include Akshara Govindam for children, Harikatha Vaibhavam, Sanmargam for prisoners, Giri Janardhanam in tribal areas, and Vana-Nidhi for promoting spiritual and ecological values. (With PTI inputs) First Published:
