Ranchi: Seema Sahu (17), a student from Bano in Simdega, can not return to Raksha Bandhan on Sunday but it does not stop him to observe the celebration.
Seema reached Chowk Firayalal Ranchi on Sunday forenoon and binding Rakhis to be on duty Jharkhand and Indian police officers reserve battalions and also offered candy.
Priti Tiwany, a 28-year-old housewife from Colony Human Housing, flew down from Bengaluru to celebrate Rakhi with her brother.
“I got married two years ago and could not go home last year because of Covid-19 Lockdown.
Because of fewer cases this time, I decided to come,” Priti told Toi.
Ipshita Mazumdar, a hotel management trainee in a five-star hotel in New Delhi, can’t go home.
“Last year, I was at home because of Kuncian and tied Rakhi to my brothers and sisters.
But I got a job this year and couldn’t make it.
However, it was Virtual Raksha Bandhan for me this time,” Ipshita told toi by telephone.
The restaurant opposite the city was opened for visitors but the crowd was not like previous years.
“There are more than 100 active cases in Ranchi last week.
After the horrors that took place before our eyes during the second wave, we thought it was best to celebrate at home with our brother,” said Piyush Verma, said a resident of Doranda.
It was a quiet family celebration for many politicians too.
The Chairman of the Minister of Hemant Soren went to Morhabadi’s residence owned by his father Shibu Soren, where he celebrated Rakhi with his sister.
Former Chief Minister Raghubar Das opened his great residents to visitors and received Rakhi from several women from the environment.
BJP officials Mahila Morcha binded Rakhis to Jawan CRPF placed in their camp in Tiril right outside the city.
A group of students binds Rakhis to the Kalpataru tree in Hinoo to spread the message of environmental conservation.