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The Telugu Film Producers Council in a press release issued on Saturday has announced their decision of prioritising the release of only straight Telugu films during big festivals like Dasara and Sankranti. The decision comes ahead of the release of producer Dil Raju’s ‘Vaarasudu’ starring Thalapathy Vijay, for Sankranti. “Keeping in the view of increased […]
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Hyderabad: After enthralling its audience with an exciting line-up of shows during the festive celebrations of Sankranti, Zee Telugu is all set to continue its Entertainment Fiesta as it presents the World Television Premiere of ‘Republic’ on January 23 at 6 pm. A decade after making a phenomenal debut, director Deva Katta is back with […]
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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 […]
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Rashmika Mandanna is basking in the success of her latest superhit film ‘Pushpa: The Rise’. The actor’s performance as Allu Arjun’s love interest in the blockbuster project has been appreciated by both fans and critics. Recently, actor Hansika Motwani, too, complimented the diva on social media. “You were terrific,” Hansika said about Rashmika’s performance in […]
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Hyderabad: Mobile retail chain Lot Mobiles has announced new offers for Sankranti for TVs, laptops and smartphones across brands. The retail chain is offering device protection plan with ‘no questions asked’ and ‘assured buy back’ policy which allows customers to exchange their old mobiles with new ones within five minutes. It also announced the launch […]
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Hyderabad: In order to inculcate reading habit among children and to fill the learning gap caused due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the School Education Department will be launching a 100-day reading campaign in the schools after the Sankranti vacation. As part of the campaign, READ – Read, Enjoy and Develop programme will be conducted for […]
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Nagarkurnool: The pug marks of a leopard on the prowl was found near Ummapur and its surrounding areas in Vanguru mandal of Nagarkurnool district. The locals who sighted the pug marks of the animal on Friday informed both the police and the forest departments about the development. The news spread like wildfire and the villagers […]
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Khammam: The welfare measures implemented by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had brought cheer into the lives of farmers, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. The farmers in Telangana were celebrating Sankranti, the festival of harvest, in true spirit only after the formation of Telangana. The Chief Minister’s pro-farmers’ measures have brightened the farmer’s lives, […]
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Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy instructed the officials concerned to complete the construction of the integrated District Collectorate Complex by the end of April. He inspected the works here on Friday. The building is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 56 crore. Indrakaran enquired about the progress of the works from Roads […]
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On the auspicious occasion of Pongal/ Sankranti/ Bihu/ Lohri, Amazon Prime Video treated the audience with the second instalment of the anthology ‘Putham Pudhu Kaalai’ – ‘Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa’, putting forward heart-warming and soul-stirring stories from the lockdown, being touted as the ‘Best Anthology of the Year’. The audiences and critics have shared their […]
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Villages and towns across in both the Telugu states came alive with traditional celebrations to mark the major harvest festival.
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Hyderabad: The Forest department has taken several measures including a 24-hour helpline to implement the ban on use of synthetic or nylon manja for kite flying and spread awareness among public on the ill-effects of such practice during the Sankranti festival. The department is organising mobile squads to check sale and purchase of synthetic manja […]
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Hyderabad: The colourful kites have hit the markets ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival in Hyderabad and the sellers are hopeful of doing good business this year despite the surge in COVID-19 cases. Ahead of the Makar Sankranti, shops in Dhoolpet have been decorated with kites of different colours, Manjha and sky lantern to fly […]
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Hyderabad: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during Sankranti festival, South Central Railway will run special trains connecting the city to various destinations. Train number 17435 will depart from Kacheguda at 5.35 pm, reaching Kurnool City at 11.40 pm, with effect from January 12. The returning train, number 17436, will leave the […]
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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 […]
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Hyderabad: Farmers across the State began Sankranti festivities early with the Rythu Bandhu farm investment support scheme reaching the milestone mark of Rs 50,000 crore deposited into the bank accounts of ryots in Telangana. More than 64 lakh of the total 66 lakh farmers have received their farm investment for the current Yasangi (Rabi) season, […]
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Hyderabad: Sankranti brings with it colourful kites. However, the kite-flying ritual can turn deadly for birds during the festival. Every year several birds get entangled in the manja left behind after the festival, leading to severe wounds, nerve injuries, mutilation of wings or death in many cases. To help the feathery creatures, Greater Hyderabad Society […]
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Hyderabad: Sankranti was celebrated with great fervour at Delhi Public School, Nadergul on January 7. The festival which stands as an example of our Indian culture and tradition is celebrated every year by the students depicting the importance of the festival. The special assembly with festive vibes began with a prayer song followed by a […]
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Nalgonda: The vehicular traffic on National Highway-65 increased significantly on Sunday with people from Hyderabad going to their native places for Sankranti festival. There was, however, no heavy queue of vehicles at toll plazas in Panthangi and Korlaphad on NH-65. Vehicles going towards Vijayawada from Hyderabad side increased which caused traffic jam at Choutuppal where […]
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Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said possibilities were being explored to commence the Health Profile programme initially in Mulugu and Rajanna Sircilla districts as a pilot project this Sankranti. As part of the health profile scheme, one village in each district is being identified to take up the project. Under the initiative, […]