No darshan at Annavaram temple from today
The Hindu
The management of Sri Satyanarayana Swamy temple at Annavaram has decided not to allow devotees for darshan from Tuesday, owing to the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. “However, the daily rituals
The management of Sri Satyanarayana Swamy temple at Annavaram has decided not to allow devotees for darshan from Tuesday, owing to the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. “However, the daily rituals will be performed as usual. The temple will remain closed for drshan in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic in the State,” temple Executive Officer Trinadha Rao said in a release on Monday.More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists