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Naval Chief to present President's gallantry awards on May 24

Visakhapatnam, May 22 (UNI) Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Arun Prakash will be presenting the President's gallantry and distinguished service awards to Naval personnel at a grand ceremonial parade here on May 24.

According to a release, 42 Naval personnel would receive the Nao Sena Medals for gallantry and devotion to duty, Vishist Seva Medals, the V K Jain Memorial Gold Medal and Jeevan Rakshak Medals.

In addition, citations for four ships and establishments would also be presented, in recognition of their contribution to operational effectiveness.

The city would host the Naval Investiture Ceremony after a gap of three years at the Eastern Naval Command here.

Admiral Arun Prakash, the chief guest at the ceremony, would be arriving here on May 23 for a two-day visit, the release said.

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Karjol makes surprise visit at petrol bunks

Hubli, May 22 (UNI) Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister Govind Karjol today paid surprise visits to two petrol bunks in the city and checked the purity, density and temperature of petrol. The minister personally dipped blotting papers in the petrol to check its purity and later ordered the officials to send the samples to laboratory for analysis. UNI MNP RG GM1801.....

Petrol pump looted

Pusa, May 22 (UNI) Criminals looted Rs. three lakhs from a petrol filling station in broad daylight at Mathurapur in Samastipur today. Police said that motorcycle borne criminals shot and injured the cashier and escaped in two motorcycles with the cash. The injured cashier was shifted to Patna Medical College and Hospital in critical condition and efforts were on to nab the criminals, police added. UNI XC-BNG PL RD 1354.....

Police lathi charge in OIL

Guwahati, May 22 (UNI) Police today resorted to lathi charge and tear gas shelling following labour dispute in Oil India Limited (OIL) headquarters in Duliajan. According to OIL sources, the trouble started when the contract labourers refused to obey the company's direction over pay structure. The labourers were called by the Regional Labour Commission (RLC) for a meeting here in a bid to end the stalemate. The sources informed that there was an agreement that.....
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