Dharamshala, Oct. 30 -- With an aim to help people from Himachal Pradesh who live and work in other cities reach their homes in time to celebrate Diwali, the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) will operate special buses on November 6 and 7, said deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Thursday.

He said that the corporation would run a total of 266 special buses from Delhi, Chandigarh and Baddi to different parts of Himachal Pradesh.

Agnihotri said that 134 special buses would operate on November 6 and 132 on November 7. On November 6, 42 buses would depart from Delhi, 69 from Chandigarh and 23 from Baddi for different destinations in Himachal Pradesh.

Similarly, on November 7, 49 buses would operate from Delhi, 63 from Chandi...