Telangana Governor Shukla Offers Prayers at Tirumala Tirupati Temple Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla visited the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple on June 22, 2026, to offer prayers to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy during the Suprabhata Seva. The hill shrine, located atop the seventh peak of the Seshachalam Hills, is one of India’s most revered Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, also known as Balaji. The Governor was accompanied by his family members during the visit, which included seeking divine blessings for the state. The Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, a centuries-old site, attracts millions of devotees from across India and abroad annually. Shukla’s visit to the temple followed his participation in the 14th Presentation and Felicitation Ceremony organized by the Aditya Mehta Foundation on June 4 at Rasoolpura in Hyderabad. During the event, the Governor praised the Foundation’s efforts in empowering persons with disabilities through sports, training, and rehabilitation. He highlighted the Foundation’s role in nurturing sporting talent from grassroots levels and enabling athletes to compete at national and international levels. Shukla interacted with para-athletes and reviewed the training facilities provided to them, expressing confidence in their potential to elevate India’s standing in global sports. He specifically congratulated para-cyclists Shivani, Jyoti, Sheikh Arshad, and Leesha Das for their achievements, calling them a source of national pride.#shiv_pratap_shukla #telangana_governor #tirumala_venkateswara_temple #aditya_mehta_foundation #suprabhata_seva
From High-Security Barracks to Dark Cells: Experience Life Behind Bars for Rs 1,000 The Chanchalguda Central Prison in Telangana has launched an immersive program called “Feel the Jail Experience,” allowing visitors to temporarily live as inmates for a day or night. The initiative, organized by the prisons department and the Prisons Museum, offers participants a glimpse into the harsh realities of incarceration, including sleeping on simple cots, eating prison food, and experiencing the routines of a prison environment. Visitors can choose to spend 12 hours or 24 hours in the facility, with fees set at Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,000 respectively. The program is designed to foster empathy and awareness about the correctional system. The experience includes three recreated prison cells, with one specifically modeled after high-security double-protection barracks used for housing dangerous criminals, Naxalites, and terror accused. These cells are minimalistic, featuring only a bed, bedsheet, blanket, plate, glass, water pot, and a partially covered open bathroom. The setup aims to replicate the stark and uncomfortable conditions of real prison life. Additionally, the museum features a dark isolation room, where visitors are confined in complete darkness for as long as they wish, simulating the psychological distress of prolonged confinement. The Chanchalguda Prison Museum itself serves as a historical and educational hub, showcasing artifacts such as old shackles, chains, gallows, and recreated barracks. One notable exhibit is an upside-down tree trunk painted in earthy tones, symbolizing themes of suffering, survival, and transformation.#shiv_pratap_shukla #chanchalguda_central_prison #prisons_museum #dr_soumya_mishra #kalapani_jail
New Governors Appointed in Multiple States, CV Anand Bose Resigns The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, has appointed new governors for several states and accepted the resignation of CV Anand Bose, who had resigned from his position as the governor of West Bengal. Bose's resignation was accepted, and RN Ravi has been appointed as the new governor of West Bengal. According to information from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Shiv Pratap Shukla, the governor of Himachal Pradesh, has been appointed as the governor of Telangana. The current governor of Telangana, Jishnu Dev Verma, will now serve as the governor of Maharashtra. Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed as the governor of Nagaland, and retired Lieutenant General (retd) Syed Ata Hasanain has been named the governor of Bihar. A statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan also mentioned that Vinay Kumar Saksena has been appointed as the deputy governor of Ladakh, taking over from Kavinder Gupta, who has been appointed as the governor of Himachal Pradesh. Additionally, Tarunjeet Singh Sandhu has been appointed as the deputy governor of Delhi. The statement further noted that Rajendra Vishwanath Aralkar, the governor of Kerala, has been assigned additional charge of Tamil Nadu. The article also highlights that the 'Unveiling Deforestation Alert System' (Unveiling Deforestation Alert System), a monitoring tool used by the Indian Forest Service (FSI) to track deforestation, has been suspended. This system provided states with information on forest area reduction every 15 days since January 2024. However, data updates have been halted since November 2025. Officials stated that this was a pilot project, and feedback is being collected. Between January 2024 and October 2025, 12,351 alerts were sent.#droupadi_murmu #cv_anand_bose #rn_ravi #shiv_pratap_shukla #jishnu_dev_verma
