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Indian Express
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
June 12 1985, Forty Years Ago: Tripura Violence
At least 10 people were injured in bomb explosions and z lathi charge during the 24-hour statewide bandh called by the Tripura Youth Congress (I) today. Around 100 youth Congress (I) supporters were arrested for picketing in front of various government offices in Agartala. Seven YC (I) supporters were injured when police resorted to a lathi charge as the demonstrators broke the southern gate of the secretariat. Hotel Blown Up Tamil militants blew up a luxury beachfront hotel on Sri Lanka's east coast, senior government sources said. The sources said the 66-room Moonlight Bay hotel in Trincomalee was shattered and three-quarters destroyed, but no casualties were reported. Indira Murder Trial Additional Sessions Judge Mahesh Chandra, trying the Indira Gandhi assassination case, ordered the framing of charges of murder against Satwant Singh and of criminal conspiracy to murder against him and the other two accused, Kehar Singh and Balbir Singh. The charges will be framed by the court on July 8, and the prosecution will lead evidence on July 9 China's Proposals China has made several proposals to improve bilateral relations with India. An external affairs ministry spokesman, however, would not confirm a report that China had offered to reopen India's consulates in Lhasa and Shanghai in exchange for reopening the Chinese consulates in Calcutta and Bombay. The proposals that China has made may not be in the context of the ongoing dialogue on the still unsettled Sino-Indian border issue. China had in 1983 permitted Indian pilgrims to visit Mount Kailash in Tibet.
Indian Express
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
June 11, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Peacocks Poisoned
Around 100 peacocks — the protected national bird — died en masse due to suspected pesticide poisoning in a tribal village in Jhabua district in western Madhya Pradesh recently. The birds met with a tragic end after feeding on a vegetable farm that had just been sprinkled with a heavy dose of pesticide. The police have arrested three farmers under the Wildlife Protection Act because they suspect it to be a case of deliberate poisoning. Police Forces Clash At least 25 police personnel were killed and several injured in a continuous exchange of fire for the past three days between Assam and Nagaland police at Merapani on the inter-state border. Assam Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia has rushed to Dimapur to meet his Nagaland counterpart in a bid to end the worst-ever border clash between the two states. Progress On Punjab Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi said there were signs of the Akali Dal wanting a political solution to the Punjab tangle within the framework of the Indian Constitution. 'We have extended our hand in friendship and acceded to the Akali Dal's demands of removing the ban on the All India Sikh Students' Federation, releasing those detained and instituting an inquiry into the November Delhi riots,' he said. Indira Murder Case Chief public prosecutor K L Arora submitted before additional sessions judge Mahesh Chandra that there was sufficient material on court record to charge Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh with the murder of Indira Gandhi. In his 90-minute presentation of the prosecution case, Arora said there was direct evidence against Satwant Singh, who, along with Beant Singh (since deceased) had fired several shots at Indira Gandhi.
Indian Express
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Forty Years Ago: When India stood with Palestine
India Backs Palestine India and Egypt supported the Palestinians' struggle for a homeland and called for Israel's withdrawal from occupied Arab territories. This was among the major international issues on which PM Rajiv Gandhi and President Hosni Mubarak were in agreement at the talks they held soon after Gandhi's arrival in Cairo on a two-day official visit on the first leg of his four-nation tour. Speaking later at an Iftar banquet hosted by Mubarak, Gandhi said, 'We have consistently and uncompromisingly supported the Arab cause. We support the struggle of the Palestinian people led by the PLO as their sole representative.' Indira Murder Trial Additional Sessions Judge Mahesh Chandra dismissed an application by Kehar Singh, one of the three accused in the Indira Gandhi murder case, seeking open trial of the case. The judge, however, said he would 'not be averse or disinclined' to allowing public men, besides the press and the relations of the accused, to attend the proceedings in the Tihar jail, depending upon the space available. Amritsar Vigil Absolute calm prevailed in Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh today on the fifth day of the 'Operation Bluestar Week' being observed by the Akalis. No untoward incident was reported from any part of Punjab and the neighbouring states. 60 Tamils Killed At least 60 people were killed and more than 1,500 houses burnt when Sri Lankan security forces attacked a number of Tamil villages in the Muttur area near Trincomalee in the eastern province, reports reaching Colombo said. More than 6,000 people had been rendered homeless and sheltered in schools, temples and churches, the reports added.
