Notice served on 128 TTD personnel

In a significant development in the probe currently under way into the multi-crore Arjitha tickets scandal which rocked the TTD, the AP State Vigilance and Enforcement Wing has on Tuesday served notice on as many as 128 TTD personnel. Those named are all working in the two core departments -- Tirumala temple and the Arjitha office -- and they are both the in-service and retired personnel.

The Enforcement wing, which at the instance of the government has taken over the probe from the TTD's own Vigilance and Security wing, has in its notice asked the persons concerned to appear before it for an inquiry in connection with the scam.

Anil Ambani treks to Tirumala

The Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani Group chairman Anil Ambani prayed at the famous temple town of Lord Venkateswara in the wee hours of Sunday.

Anil who arrived in Tirupati on Saturday night, reached Tirumala by foot while his wife Tina Ambani and other family members motored to the temple along the ghat road.

Avoids media

Mr. Anil Ambani who reached the temple town at 1.30 a.m in the morning avoided talking to the waiting media persons.

Later, he participated in the ‘Suprabhatam'- an early morning ritual performed inside the temple and offered his prayers to the presiding deity along with his family members. This is his first visit to the hill temple after entering into a truce with his elder brother Mukesh Ambani recently.

For the first time, Anil stayed overnight at his elder brother's plush guesthouse at Tirumala and flew back to Mumbai after the darshan.