APSRTC to Operate Over 5,000 Special Buses for Dasara Festival Travel
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) plans to operate 5,261 special buses during the Dasara festival to manage increased passenger traffic within the state and from cities like Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai. Services will run in two phases: 3,207 buses from October 16 to 19 before the festival and 2,054 buses from October 20 to 25 for return journeys. Hyderabad will receive the highest allocation with 1,186 buses, followed by Vijayawada and Bengaluru. The operations cover all APSRTC zones and aim to facilitate travel to native places and pilgrim destinations.
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We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 40/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thehindu broke this story on 8 Oct, 03:03 pm. Other outlets followed.
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