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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.
Indian Express
09-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
May 9, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Gurdaspur Curfew
A 24-hour curfew was clamped on the Gurdaspur district headquarters town in Punjab. The curfew in Dhariwal was extended as tension continued following the shootout by extremists in Fajurpura village, which left two dead and one injured. Educational institutions throughout Gurdaspur district were closed, as patrolling by the security forces and the police intensified. PM On Akali Meet There was consensus at the opposition leaders' meeting with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi that the outcome of the Akalis' May 17 meeting should be awaited before moving towards defusing the Punjab situation. The PM felt that no public pronouncement should be made about the Akalis' internal matters and had conveyed this to his colleagues. New Bonds Scheme A new BONDS scheme by selected public sector undertakings in high-priority areas, particularly telecommunications and power, is proposed to be introduced by the government. Union Finance Minister V P Singh said this measure was proposed to be undertaken as the government 'recognises the crucial role played by the public sector in our economic development and the imperative need to provide additional resources for its growth'. Phantom Coach An air-conditioned coach attached to the Jayanti Janata Express, running between Nizamuddin and Mangalore five days a week, has been leaving Delhi empty ever since its introduction on May 4. The coach, introduced with great fanfare, has been running empty despite repeated requests for reservations. 'We have no information about the introduction of the air-conditioned coach,' is the stock reply given by personnel concerned in Delhi.
