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- Hyderabad
Sankranti 2024: How flying kites boosts mental health
Hyderabad: After enduring months of academic stress, Aryan, an undergraduate student, eagerly anticipates the joy of flying kites during the Sankranti festival. “As I fly kites, I feel free. It relieves all…
- Telangana
Telangana: TSRTC stops auction of Sankranti rooster after man claims ownership
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) officials on Friday, January 12 stopped the auction of an abandoned rooster trained for Sankranthi cock fights after a citizen claimed the rooster. The…
- Hyderabad
Sankranti, Republic Day, other holidays for banks in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The banks in Hyderabad will remain closed for eight days in January 2024 due to Sankranti and other holidays, as announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). According to the…
- Hyderabad
Sankranti 2024: Here are best spots for flying kites in Hyderabad
Makar Sankranti festivities begin in January with a rich cultural fervour, symbolising the harvest season and the onset of longer days. It unites communities, signifying the triumph of light over darkness, and…
- Telangana
Sankranti cockfighting: Animal rights group urges citizens to report incidents
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Sankranti festival, Humane Society International (HSI) India, an animal protection organisation, has urged citizens to report cockfighting. Cockfighting is widely prevalent in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu…
- Telangana
Sankranti holidays for colleges in Hyderabad, other Telangana districts
Hyderabad: Intermediate colleges in Hyderabad and other Telangana districts will be closed for four days in January during the Sankranti holidays. On Saturday, the Telangana State Board of Intermediate (TS BIE) announced…
- Telangana
South Central Railway announces 32 special trains for Sankranti
Hyderabad: To clear the rush during the Sankranti festival season, the South Central Railway (SCR) has decided to run 32 special trains. These trains will connect various destinations, in Telugu states, including…
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Telangana: Sankranti holidays for Intermediate students from Jan 13
Hyderabad: Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) has declared Sankranti holidays for junior colleges from January 13 to January 16. The colleges will reopen on January 17. This holiday period applies…
- Telangana
Telangana: TSRTC to run 4484 special buses for Sankranti
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) announced that it will run 4484 special buses from January 7 to 15 for commuters travelling during the Sankranti festival season. Commuters can book…
- Hyderabad
Sankranti holidays for schools in Hyderabad, other Telangana districts
Hyderabad: Schools in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana will be closed for six days in January for the Sankranti holidays. The academic calendar issued by the director of school education specifies…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: TSRTC to induct 200 new diesel buses by Sankranti
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) on Friday, December 22 announced that 200 new diesel-run buses will be inducted by the Sankranti festival. Sankranti is going to be celebrated on…
- Telangana
Telangana: TSRTC earns Rs 165 crore during Sankranti holidays
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) earned a record Rs. 165.46 crores during 11 days of the Sankranti holidays from January 10 to 20. It catered to Rs 2.82 crore…
- India
88-year-old Punjab man wins Rs 5 cr lottery, turns rich overnight
Mohali: An 88-year-old man in Punjab’s Dera Bassi became a ‘crorepati’ overnight after winning a Rs 5 crore lottery. Mahant Dwarka Dass, a resident of Trivedi Camp in Derabassi won the Lohri…
- Telangana
Telangana: 1.21 crore people used TSRTC buses for Sankranthi
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation catered to 1.21 crore passenger rush during Sankranthi festival from January 11 to 14, TSRTC Managing Director, V C Sajjanar. Over a crore passengers from…
- Telangana
Four youths drown in Telangana irrigation project
Hyderabad: Four youths drowned in Kotipalli irrigation project in Vikarabad district of Telangana on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred in Manneguda village of Pudur mandal. The youths, all belonging to one…