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July 19, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Gujarat Accord
The anti-reservation agitation in Gujarat is likely to be withdrawn following an agreement between the government and anti-reservation leaders. The Amarsinh Chaudhary government has agreed not to implement the Solanki cabinet's decision to increase the reservation quota of non-Harijan and non-Adivasi backward-class students for admission in medical and technical institutions to 28 per cent.
Pakistan is coordinating its military activities with China in a bid to capture the strategic Siachen Glacier in Ladakh. Pakistani and Chinese air force jet fighters recently conducted joint reconnaissance missions over the glacier and the Indian Nubra Valley. Defence experts say Pakistan is trying to secure advantageous positions in the glacier to secure a common border with China to facilitate a closer military link-up in the event of a war with India.
Safarnama, the new TV serial presented at the initiative of the railway ministry, has been derailed. Doordarshan authorities have decided to suspend it on the ground that the third episode was 'not only below standard but vulgar in dialogue at places'. The move has caused surprise in Rail Bhavan, where officials point out that Doordarshan brought the alleged vulgarity to their attention only after the telecast.
The ongoing tussle between the Congress (I) and Congress (S) for office accommodation in Parliament House took a serious turn when the former made an unsuccessful bid to 'capture' the adjoining Congress (S) office. After removing all sign boards of the Congress (S) office, Congress (I) men allegedly broke open the connecting door between the two party offices and took away some files and papers.
