UP govt revokes 7pm deadline for closing malls, shops

Lucknow : India | Jun 18, 2012 at 5:20 AM PDT

Source: Times of India

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UP government has withdrawn order on closure of malls and shops at 7 pm and restaurants at 10 pm across the state following large scale protests. However, confusion prevailed over the status of electricity supply. While urban development minister Mohammad Azam Khan said that the closure 'order' was... FULL ARTICLE AT Times of India

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