"sankranti-festival"

On the occasion of Sankranti festival, Mudiraj Mastyakara Sangham organized theppala competition. A total of eight teams from seven villagers took part. Each team comprises three players. Fishermen associations have been conducting boat competitions during the last three years in MMD waters

The organisers make elaborate arrangements for the cockfights with spacious rings, barricades and shamianas as part of Sankanti festival

South Central Railway has provided stoppage to 17 pairs of trains at the newly inaugurated railway station to meet the passenger demand during Sankranti festival

Several train services are also either being diverted to Kumbh Mela or being cancelled for accommodating the special trains to Prayagraj.

Uttam Kumar Reddy said currently about 31 lakh people have to be included in the food security scheme.

Saudharam Bhandari of GHSPCA aims at saving the voiceless from cruelty

While one of the victims was electrocuted, another fell off a two-storied building. According to locals, Shiva Kumar (22) was flying a kite from his house at Pottipally village of Jharasangam Mandal when his kite fell on live electric wires.

In a statement issued here on Saturday, Chairman & Managing Director of TSSPDCL Musharraf Ali Faruqui urged people to desist from using metal-coated threads as they could cause electrocution

According to Big C founder and CMD M Balu Chaudhary, on the purchase of a smart phone, Rs.1.10 lakh of healthcare related benefits are free.

The reason for the lack of severity is due to higher penetration of Covid vaccines, including the booster shots and immunity gained by previous natural infections, they point out.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy recently announced that the foundation for the new building of the Telangana High Court will be laid in January after Sankranti festival

Compared to last year, this year almost 5 lakh more passengers chose to travel in RTC buses, Managing Director, TSRTC, VC Sajjanar on Monday said.

The total number of vehicles passed on Panthangi toll gate on Thursday was 56,595 while on Friday, the number rose to 67,577. At Bibinagar toll gate, a total of 25,231 vehicles moved towards their destinations.

To clear extra rush for festive season, the Railways will run the additional special trains between various destinations.

Stephen Raveendra said the police on their part are taking up adequate security measures to prevent burglaries and sought cooperation from the public as well

The race will be held on the outskirts of Balaji Anukoda village in Chintalamanepalli mandal in order to entertain the public in view of the ensuing Sankranti festival.

APSRTC is making arrangements for extra buses to address the festival rush to offer a 10 per cent discount on the to and fro journey if the ticket is booked in advance.

Hyderabad: To facilitate the passengers during Sankranti festival, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation operated 4000 additional buses from Hyderabad to various destinations, in Telangana and other neighbouring states. The corporation transported 55 lakh passengers without levying any additional charges. TSRTC earned Rs 107 crore during this festive season. TSRTC Chairman Baji Reddy Goverdhan and […]

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar cautioned private bus operators against collecting additional charges from passengers in view of Sankranti festival rush. He informed that special teams have been formed to check violations by travel operators who were running inter-State bus services. Officials were told to take serious action if any of the operators were […]

Amaravati: The implementation of night curfew in Andhra Pradesh has been deferred in view of Sankranti festival. The Andhra Pradesh government has now decided to impose night curfew from January 18 night. According to Health minister Alla Nani, the night curfew was put off till festival since people were going to villages from cities in […]