"sankranti"

My eyes suddenly glanced upon a kite thread which otherwise would have entangled around my neck and legs at the same time, says M Ramesh

Most of these trains will be operated during peak holiday season and apart from the two Telugu States will be towards other popular destinations.

Soudharm Bhandari of GHSPCA on Thursday said that injuries to birds are due to Chinese Nylon Manja and glass coated thread, which are popularly used in kite fights, a popular event during the Sankranti festivities.

The GHSPCA urged people from across Hyderabad to contact their nearest GHSPCA volunteer so that the birds, injured due to Chinese manja, are rescued at the right time.

Regular ticket fares for AC bus services that range between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,800 to Vijayawada have now surged to as much as Rs 5,000

The newly introduced electric buses would also be run on the Uppal-Hanmakonda route for the convenience of passengers

The trains will be operated from January 6 to January 19, connecting Hyderabad and other places in Telangana to various destinations in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh

The police have conducted special drives on the shops selling Chinese manja and booked cases. The kite sellers were warned on being made directly responsible and cases booked against them if anyone gets injured with Chinese manja

While 4,484 special buses were planned for last Sankranti, the corporation operated about 5246 buses in view of the passenger rush. In view of this, 6,432 special buses have been arranged this time which will be available to passengers from January 9 to 15.

Demands the State government fulfil its promise of providing 2 lakh jobs immediately after coming to power

The complete list of holidays is published in the Telangana State Gazette and shared with all departments.

Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy announced in the Assembly that the State government would prohibit benefit shows and ticket price hikes moving forward. Several other Ministers, MLAs, and public representatives voiced their objections to these practices. This stance was also supported by a few MLAs from Andhra Pradesh, who raised similar concerns about the rising costs and the impact on the public.

After Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, now Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has said that farmers were benefiting from the Rs.500 bonus than the assistance extended through Rythu Bandhu.

The Cabinet sub-committee constituted on Rythu Bharosa would be submitting its report and recommending modalities. The same would be discussed in the next assembly session and opinion would be sought on how to go about it, Revanth Reddy said at a press conference here on Sunday.

With recent restrictions on power supply to powerloom units, weavers are not able to accept all the orders coming their way, with most of them accepting only about 10 to 15 percent orders.

It being an extended weekend complete with a holiday on Monday for Lok Sabha elections, a major chunk of the populace here appears to have vanished at the wave of a magic wand.

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 surge in TSRTC buses has been attributed to the Maha Lakshmi free bus travel for women scheme of the Congress-led government.

The film is not only performing well in Telugu-speaking states, but also across India.

The harvest festival of Sankranti is celebrated in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on a grand scale and the Telugu community abroad follows the tradition.