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Telangana State Road Transport Corporation has revised the ticket prices by up to Rs 1.50 in the special buses to be operated on the occasion of Karthika Pournami.

The 10 per cent discount, valid till January 31, 2025, is applicable on all TGSRTC AC buses in Telangana and other States.

The package includes visits to spiritual destinations such as the Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy temple in Kanipakam in Andhra Pradesh and Golden Temple in Vellore, along with the Arunachalam Giri Pradhakshina.

The services have been launched as a pilot project in Hyderabad, covering 31 areas, with plans to expand to other districts soon. Some of the areas included in the launch are MGBS, JBS, CBS, Dilsukhnagar, KPHB, Uppal, Kushaiguda, Ranigunj, Jeedimetla, Santoshnagar, Auto Nagar, Cherlapalli, Medipally, and SR Nagar.

Ankila Kavitha (36) was found dead in a State-run RTC bus at Vangapalli village in Kamalapur mandal on Thursday.

Based on the CCTV footage and video recordings, the police have identified the involvement of the leaders and members of different religious groups and registered cases.

TGSRTC said that fares were revised only for special buses during the festive season as they would come back empty on the return routes

Guguloth Manohar (20) and Banoth Santhosh (22) were killed in a road accident at Kommugudem in Julurpad on Wednesday

The government is contemplating to rope in SHGs for operating buses, particularly in rural areas and on routes where there are inadequate or no bus services.

Key measures include setting up Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSF) and Automated Testing Stations to ensure safe and eco-friendly scrapping.

These special buses will be available for passengers from October 1 to 15 and advance reservation facility has been provided in them.

A private firm JBM will operate all these electric buses from Karimnagar-2 depot, which has already been handed over to the private operator.

TGSRTC Managing Director VC Sajjanar said these special buses will be operated on the day to facilitate hassle-free movement of devotees.

In the past, RTC has provided concessions for hired or contract buses during Kartika Masam, Vanabhojanam and Sabarimala Ayyappa Darshan.

The injured driver was shifted to a private hospital in Rajendranagar

The TGSRTC has decided to provide a 10 per cent discount on Hyderabad-Vijayawada route on all the Rajdhani AC and Super Luxury buses.

Out of 1000 electric buses, 500 electric buses are likely to be operated within Hyderabad

The National Highway No. 65 has been severely affected, with thousands of vehicles stranded as streams and rivers overflow, bringing vehicular traffic to a standstill.

The passengers were left without food and water during their stay in the bus through the night. After the passengers and the bus driver sent messages to their family members and officials about their plight, efforts started on Sunday morning to rescue them

Though the Congress government launched free RTC bus travel for women, fewer buses are plying on the city roads. Here women, mostly students, are forced to wait for a bus for long hours at the busy Himayatnagar.