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A BSF personnel along with dog squad checks the premises of the Golden Temple after it received a second bomb threat within 24 hours, in Amritsar.
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'Kanwariyas' carry the holy water of River Ganga for Lord Shiva's worship during the holy month of 'Shravan', along the Delhi-Haridwar expressway.
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