Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 23 December 2021

As part of three-day tour of Kadapa, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will arrive in the district on Thursday. On the first day of the tour today, he will lay the foundation stone for various development works in Proddatur and address a public meeting to be held there. Later, the chief minister will go to Badvel and lay the foundation stone for setting up a new RDO office there followed by laying of the foundation stone for the Century Plywood industry at Gopavaram.The chief minister will then reach Kopparthi in the Kamalapuram constituency and lay the foundation stone for various industries there. On the second day of his tour on 24th, Idupulapaya and Pulivendula and will take part in various activities. On this occasion, special prayers will be offered at the YSR Ghat in Idupulapaya.Read more

TTD officials said that the special darshan tickets for January will be released on the 24th of this month. It said that 6,20,000 tickets will be issued at the rate of 20,000 per day. The tickets for the special darshan of Rs. 300 will be available online from December 24 at 9 am. Meanwhile, the officials said that the Sarvadarshan tokens for January will be issued from December 25. According to the TTD, 5000 tickets will be issued offline and another 5000 online on daily basis. About 55 lakh tickets will be issued at the rate of 5000 per day. On the other hand, the Tirumala accommodation quota will be released on the 27th of this month at 9 am. Devotees can avail of accommodation from January 11 to 14 at current Booking in Tirumala. Authorities have advised devotees to book darshan and accommodation in advance in online mode.

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is set to run 3,845 specila buses for Medaram jatara. The buses will be run from February 16 to 19. In 2020, the TSRTC operated the same number of buses expecting 21 lakh devotees, attending the jatara. While most the devotees attend to the jatara from erstwhile Warangal district, the TSRTC will be operating 2,250 buses from Warangal RTC region. Besides, two AC buses will be run from Hyderabad. Meanwhile, the TSRTC is constructing a bus stand in 50 acres for the halt the buses. Earlier this month, minister Satyavati Rathod reviewed the jatara works and directed the officials to ensure hassle-free darshan of the tribal goddess to the devotees. She also told the TSRTC officials to operate adequate number of buses to Medaram from various destinations.