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Indian Express
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
July 17, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Decoding CVR
The preliminary hearing of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the ill-fated Air India Jumbo, Kanishka, established that the snapping of communication was 'sudden and abrupt'. The preliminary run was done at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. The spokesman and secretary to the court of inquiry, S N Sharma, said the preliminary run of the tape was 'pretty good and normal'. Conditions for peace Tamil groups have set out four basic principles that they say are vital to Tamil interests and which they want recognised in any new proposals for ending the ethnic conflict. Neelan Tiruchelvam, a spokesman for the Tamil United Liberation Front, said the principles were conveyed to the government at peace talks in Thimphu. They are the acceptance of the Tamils as a national minority, recognition of their traditional homelands, the right to self-determination and citizenship and the right to live in Sri Lanka for all Tamils. Army withdrawn The Army, which was called in to assist the civil administration in Ahmedabad and Baroda to contain violence in the wake of the anti-reservation agitation, has been withdrawn. It will, however, stand by. The decision to withdraw the 2,000-odd troops was taken at a high-power meeting of state government officials with the Army and police. Longowal's plan Harchand Singh Longowal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) has said that the Akali Dal had decided to organise district-level conferences all over Punjab and parts of Haryana. These will be held from August 1 to 20 to mobilise the masses for the new line of action, to be announced on August 20, for the acceptance of its long-pending demands.
Indian Express
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
June 30, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Army deployed after violence in Baroda
Army in Baroda Three persons were killed and 55 injured, seven of them seriously, as violence erupted suddenly in Baroda. The Army has been deployed to assist the police in patrolling trouble-torn areas under the city. They have intensified their vigil. No arrests have been made so far. It started when youths throwing water-filled balloons in the course of Devshayani Ekadashi festivities turned violent, according to reports. Naga Rebel Attack Two road bridges were blown up by suspected Naga hostiles, cutting off Ukhrul from the rest of Manipur. Police said the explosions were suspected to have been engineered by the underground Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland and took place simultaneously. The hostiles used locally made explosives. Serakhong lital steel bridge (200 feet) and Thong Analbi Bridge (100 feet), damaged in the explosions, are situated within 5 km of each other. Akalis' Release With the Akalis reacting cautiously to Punjab Governor Arjun Singh's announcement that those not accused of serious crimes would be set free, the state government made another significant gesture clarifying that 'sedition' would be no bar against the release of persons arrested on this charge. Raj Bhavan sources said the governor's speech at Amritsar was apparently misunderstood. What he said was that all except those charged with 'waging of war against the state', murder, arson and dacoity would be released. Air India Crash Some indications that there may have been an explosion on board the Air India Jumbo before it crashed into the Atlantic have emerged during the investigation but it is yet to be determined if it could have been caused by a bomb, informed sources said. Senior officials from India who are investigating the crash are yet to reach a definite conclusion about the cause, although they said they have had 'useful' clues so far.
