Celebrating the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan, women tied Rakhi to Indian army personnel in Soni Village along Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik on Monday marked the occasion by making beautiful sand art on the beach of Odisha's Puri. He crafted a sand idol of Lord Shiva as today also marks the last Monday of the auspicious Sawan month.
Following the unforeseen demise of the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, Rakesh Pal, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, General Upendra Dwivedi and all the ranks of the Indian Army expressed their deepest condolences on Sunday.
To tackle the increased passenger volume on Raksha Bandhan on Monday (August 19), the Delhi Metro will have additional standby trains available on its routes, ready to be deployed if needed to handle the higher demand.
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday greeted people on the eve of Raksha Bandhan and said that Raksha Bandhan strengthens feelings of love and mutual trust between brothers and sisters.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin paid their last respects to Indian Coast Guard (ICG) chief Rakesh Pal, who passed away on Sunday in Chennai after suffering a cardiac arrest on Sunday.