Hyderabad: TSRTC is commemorating this year’s Bathukamma and Dasara festivals with a lucky draw for its commuters. The state-wide draw, which began on Wednesday, will run till October 30, said V.C. Sajjanar, managing director of the corporation.
In order to participate in the draw, passengers, on reaching their destination, must write their name and phone numbers on the back of the ticket and drop them in the drop boxes set up at bus stands and traffic generating points.
The lucky draw to select 10 winners will be conducted in each regional center. Cash to the tune of Rs 11 lakh is up for grabs, he said.
Five men and five women from each region will be given prizes of Rs 9,900 each to an overall total of 110 passengers.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.