Some of the women, who used to travel in private vehicles at the time of festivals, had chosen RTC buses this time around in the wake of the free traveling facility
The harvest festival of Sankranti is celebrated in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on a grand scale and the Telugu community abroad follows the tradition.
Thousands of vehicles, predominantly from Andhra Pradesh, are making their way back to the city after celebrating the festive holidays in their hometowns.
The schools after completing the syllabus will be holding formative assessment – 4 for Class X students on or before January 29 and by February 29 for Classes I to IX.
Traditional sweets making families from Rajasthan, settled in the town, have been selling the mouth-watering sweet recipes Ghewar, Badusha and Kalam for 45 years
Three-day celebrations kicked off with Bhogi or burning of old and unwanted items like old clothes, mats and broom sticks in the belief that new things will usher into their lives.
Though the rush at the bus stand has already increased following the launching of Mahalakshmi schemes, free traveling facility for women in TSRTC buses, Sankranti festival further swelled the rush in the bus stand
The Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway witnessed heavy traffic since Thursday. Cars, buses and other transport vehicles queued up at toll plazas even as authorities have taken special measures to ease the congestion