July 8, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Kanishka ‘Clues'
Bhopal Tragedy Probe
Justice N K Singh, who is inquiring into the Bhopal gas disaster, said the Madhya Pradesh government was not cooperating enough to enable him to expedite the inquiry. He said he was 'handicapped' as the government had not appointed sufficient staff to assist the commission, and the technical experts required to assist in the investigation. He also cited instances when government departments objected to the commission's requirements on financial grounds.
Ahmedabad Violence
Five persons were killed and more than 20 injured as large-scale violence erupted anew in the communally sensitive Kalupur and Dariapur areas of the walled city, less than 40 hours after the Army handed over control of the walled city to the police. Indefinite curfew was imposed in these two areas. However, the Director General of Police, J F Ribeiro, ruled out deployment of the Army, saying, 'no chance at all'.
Deadly Collapse
At least 38 persons are feared to have been killed and 42 others injured when an Army building under construction collapsed near Akhnoor, about 34 km from Jammu. Eight bodies have reportedly been recovered and the rest were still buried under the debris. The building collapsed due to the heavy downpour. The victims were labourers from Madhya Pradesh.
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