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BENGALURU: People wanting to celebrate Deepavali with their near and dear ones in faraway places may never forget their snail-paced journey while leaving the city Friday night. An extra fleet of over 1,000 buses (private and government) and 50,000 additional four-wheelers, with around 2.5 lakh commuters in them, hit city roads between 8pm and 2am, going in different directions and resulting in massive traffic jams.The outflow again began Saturday around 8am but reduced by afternoon. Joint commissioner of police (traffic) MN Anucheth told STOI that huge congestion was...