Rs 100-crore Tirupati-style temple planned in Belagavi, land handed over to TTD
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): A grand ‘Tirupati Venkateshwara Temple’ is set to come up atop a hill in Kolikoppa village on the outskirts of Belagavi city at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore.
For this mega project, seven acres of land were officially handed over to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) administration on behalf of the Belagavi Reddy Sangha, a press release said.
The president of Karnataka State Reddy Janasangha, Lakshmana Reddy, and the president of Belagavi Reddy Sangha, Ramanna Mullura, handed over the land documents to TTD board member S Naresh Kumar.
According to the release, this temple will be constructed on the model of the Tirumala Tirupati temple within the next two years.
Along with the temple, accommodation facilities for devotees and continuous anna prasada (food distribution) services will be provided, similar to Tirupati, TTD member Kumar said in the release.
According to Kumar, TTD has been allocating funds for the construction, renovation, and rejuvenation of temples across the country.
TTD will provide 80 per cent of the funding for the construction of the new temple in Belagavi. The remaining 20 per cent will be raised through contributions from the Belagavi Reddy Sangha (10 per cent) and public donations (10 per cent) to complete the project, he added.
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Man booked for duping 7 persons of Rs 91 lakh on promise of awarding govt works
Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai police have registered a case against a man for allegedly duping seven persons of Rs 91 lakhs on the promise of awarding them works of different government departments, an official said on Tuesday.
The accused was identified as Satish Kadam, a resident of Nanded in Marathwada region, an official said.
A complaint was filed by Hanumant Vadje, who alleged that the accused cheated him and six others of around Rs 91 lakh by promising to give them various works of Urban Development and Social Justice Department, he said.
The fraud occurred between 2024 and 2026, with Kadam collecting money in cash and into his accounts, police said, adding he had returned some amount to them partially.
Multiple cheques issued by the accused bounced, prompting the victim to lodge a complaint at the Marine Drive police station. Based on the complaint, a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust was registered against him.
The case is under further investigation, the official said.
