Rakshabandhan

Officials have recovered the bodies of 12 persons, while the search for three more is underway, in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, following a boat mishap. The boat which capsized was reportedly carrying around 40 passengers including eight women and four children. The passengers were heading to meet their relatives on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Meanwhile, CM Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 4 lakh, to the kin of the deceased.

To celebrate Rakshabandhan and promote the conservation of trees, Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar tied rakhis to trees in Patna on August 22. Urging the people to plant saplings, Kumar also said, ''People should save trees, just like they save people...We need to plant trees and save them to conserve the environment.'' Notably, he has been continuing the act since 2012 as a ''Vriksh Raksha Diwas'' or Tree Protection Day.