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A CRPF jawan urges pilgrims to form a queue for a security check en route the holy cave of Amarnath in Chanderwari on Wednesday. Despite the militant attack on Tuesday, thousands of pilgrims are pouring for the annual pilgrimage.
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Oil
companies file caveats
Houses adjourned yet again
New Delhi, August 7
The government today came under pressure to review the Prime Minister’s decision to cancel allotment of over 3,000 petrol stations and gas and kerosene agencies, with petrol station owners threatening to take the matter to court, even as public sector oil companies filed caveats in high courts and the Supreme Court to ensure that no order was passed by any court against the cancellation of dealerships.
Rs
50,000 reward on Sharma
Non-bailable warrant issued; search
team sent to HP
 New Delhi, August 7
A Delhi court today issued a
non-bailable warrant against Haryana IG (Prisons) Ravi Kant Sharma, a prime
suspect in the murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar, even as the Delhi
police announced a reward of Rs 50,000 on him.
Punjab
bans promotions
Chandigarh, August 7
The Punjab Government has put a blanket
ban on promotions. A directive in this connection has been issued by the
Personnel Department to all Financial Commissioners, Administrative
Secretaries and others concerned. The government has directed the officers
concerned not to hold any meeting of the departmental promotion committees
till further orders.
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