CM Yogi Raksha Bandhan Gift
CM Yogi Raksha Bandhan Gift
Yashwant Bhaskar
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Aug 08, 2025, 11:38 AM IST
The Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh is going to give a special Raksha Bandhan gift to women. On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, women and their co-passengers traveling in government buses will get free travel facility. Women will be able to travel free of cost from 6 am on August 8 to 10 pm on August 10, 2025.
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Time of India
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- Time of India
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Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
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