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Manohar Parrikar celebrates 'Raksha Bandhan' with special kids
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 07 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday celebrated Raksha Bandhan along with students from Disha School for Special Children at his residence.
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Nitish ties rakhi to tree, pledges to promote greenery
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 7 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday took pledge to save trees.
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103-yr-old widow ties rakhi to PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 07 (ANI): Sharbati Devi, a 103-year-old widow, tied rakhi on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wrist on this auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
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Prez Kovind, wife celebrate Raksha Bandhan with Gujarat's Koli commun
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Members of Gujarat's Koli community met and greeted President Ramnath Kovind and his wife on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Monday. President Kovind hails from the same community.
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Chandrababu Naidu, son celebrate 'Raksha Bandhan'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 07 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his son Lokesh on Monday celebrated Raksha Bandhan with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) women leaders in Amaravati.
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Mumbai: 36,000 BEST workers on strike over irregular salaries
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 7 (ANI) : Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) under the banner of Kruti Samiti, an association of BEST unions launched an indefinite strike in Mumbai on August 7 . As a result Mumbaikars faced problems commuting on 'Raksha Bandhan'
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Kolkata's sex workers celebrate Raksha Bandhan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 7 (ANI) :On the eve of Raksha Bandhan ,sex workers of Sonagachi , Kolkata ,tied Rakhi around the waist of passerby, in the hope of receiving equal respect in society.
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Rakshabandhan: K. Kavitha gifts helmet to brother KTR
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Telangana's first woman Parliamentarian K. Kavitha on Monday celebrated Rakshabandhan by tying a rakhi and gifting a helmet to her brother KT Rama Rao, as a part of promotional campaign 'Gift a Helmet'.
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Widows from Vrindavan, students tie PM Modi rakhi in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): On the auspicious occasion of Raksha-bandhan on Monday, while the whole nation is enjoying the brother sister festival, some widows from Vrindavan tied Prime Minister Narendra Modi home-made rakhis at his official residence in Delhi's Lok Kalyan Marg.
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Udhampur girls make hand-made rakhis, boycott Chinese products
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug. 7 (ANI): Highly inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India goal and not happy about the stand-off, Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur girls made hand-made rakhis to boycott China-made products.
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President Kovind, PM Modi greet nation on Raksha Bandhan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 7 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his greetings to the nation on the eve of Raksha Bandhan.
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BEST Workers' Union on strike today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 7 (ANI): Mumbaikars will have to face problems commuting on 'Raksha Bandhan' as the local public transport division BEST Workers' Union is on a strike from today to press their wage-related demands.
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