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- 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…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Cockfights claim two lives on Sankranti
Amaravati: Sankranti festivities turned tragic in Andhra Pradesh as two persons were killed after they were attacked by roosters with knives tied to them during a cockfight. The incidents occurred in Eluru…
- Tollywood News
Sankranti celebrations at Vijay Deverakonda’s Hyderabad home
Mumbai: On the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, South superstar Vijay Deverakonda wished his fans and shared a glimpse of the puja from his house. On Sunday, Vijay posted a picture with…
- Telangana
Sankranti celebrated with fervour across Telangana
Hyderabad: Sankranti festival was celebrated with fervour and gaiety across Telangana on Sunday. Colourful ‘Muggu’ (rangoli) were drawn outside houses. People visited temples and offered prayers. The three-day ‘Makar Sankranti’ festivities began…
- Hyderabad
Sankranti: SCR warns against flying kites near railway tracks
Hyderabad: The SCR (South Central Railways) has advised people to avoid flying kites near the railway stations and crossings on Sankranti in order to reduce the risk of coming in contact with…
- Telangana
Sankranti witnesses homecoming; public transport, toll plazas crowded
Hyderabad: Whenever there is a festival around people hear the jingle of “Coming Home”. The great excitement to reach home also brings about hustle and bustle around. With lakhs of people packing…
- Andhra Pradesh
Sankranti celebrations kick off with ‘Bhogi’ in Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam: Sankranti celebrations began across Andhra Pradesh on Saturday with ‘Bhogi’ or burning of old and unwanted items like old clothes, mats and broomsticks in the belief that new things will usher…
- Telangana
KCR calls for changing model of India’s agriculture
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday called for changing the model of the country’s agriculture to lay a path for a qualitative growth on the lines of his state.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Sankranti begins with Bhogi in Telugu states
Amaravati: Sankranti celebrations began amid usual pomp and gaiety across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Saturday with Bhogi. Villages and towns in both the Telugu states came alive with traditional celebrations to…
