Kota (Rajasthan) [India], August 22 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, during his stay in his parliamentary constituency Kota on Sunday, got Rakhi tied by the women who had lost their husbands and the daughters who had lost their parents due to COVID-19 on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 22 (ANI): Women from different organisations tied rakhis to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Sunday.
Panaji (Goa) [India], August 22 (ANI): On the occasion of Rakshabandhan, several women tied rakhis to Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant at Ravindra Bhavan on Sunday.
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], August 22 (ANI): Trinamool Congress organised a Rakshabandhan event in the Dum Dum area of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Sunday. During the event, women tied rakhis to Afghan nationals and others living in the area.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 22 (ANI): Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar on Sunday tied rakhi to COVID-19 frontline workers and thanked them for their selfless work done during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 22 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday tied rakhis to trees in Patna on the occasion of Rakshabandhan to spread awareness on environmental conservation.
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Wishing younger sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Rakshabandhan, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that she holds a special place in his life.
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 22 (ANI): On the occasion of Rakshabandhan, priests at Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Ujjain performed 'Bhasma Aarti' and tied a rakhi to Baba Mahakal at 3 am on Sunday.
Bhawanipatna (Odisha) [India], August 22 (ANI): A woman security personnel tied Rakhi to the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as a part of Raksha Bandhan celebrations on Sunday.
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 21 (ANI): Ahead of Rakshabandhan, markets in Siliguri were seen flooded with 'didi rakhis', symbolising the recent victory of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the recently held polls. Banerjee is popularly referred as "Didi".
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], August 21 (ANI): While staging a protest at Punjab's Jalandhar, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)-Doaba's leader Manjit Singh Rai said on Saturday, they (farmers) will call for Punjab Bandh if the government does not initiate dialogue by today evening.