Metro India News | Tirumala 

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal accompanied by family members offered prayers to the Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala on Monday. On their arrival, the Union Minister was accorded a grand reception by the TTD Chairman BR Naidu, Additional Executive Officer Venkaiah Chowdary and temple priests and escorted him to the sanctum sanctorum.

Inside the sanctum sanctorum, priests of Tirumala temple explained to the Union Minister about the significance of the Lord and the jewels adorned to the presiding deity. The Union Minister spent a few minutes praying before the presiding deity of Lord Venkateswara and later reached Ranganayakula Mandapam where he was accorded Vedasirvachanam by temple priests.

TTD Chairman and Addl EO offered the Minister, Lord’s silk vastram, prasadams and lamination of Lord Venkateswara. AP Ministers  Anagani Satya Prasad,  TG Bharat, Board Members Dr Panabaka  Lakshmi,  Janga Krishnamurthy,  M Santharam,  Naresh Kumar,  G Bhanuprakash Reddy, Temple DyEO  Lokanadham,  Reception Officials  Bhaskar,  Satre Naik and others were present. Helicopter snag forces Minister to cancel Krishna Patnam visit

Technical snag in a helicopter frequently used by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu led to the abrupt cancellation of Union Minister Piyush Goyal’s scheduled visit to Krishnapatnam Port on Monday. The malfunction, detected shortly after the Minister boarded the chopper in Tirupati, has raised serious concerns over the safety protocols of VIP air travel in the state.

Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta has directed aviation authorities to submit a comprehensive report on the helicopter’s technical history and current condition. The DGP has also ordered an overall review of all helicopters designated for VVIP movement, with an emphasis on flight safety, maintenance logs, and pre-flight inspections.