40 years ago May 21, 1986: Lankan troops abandon plans
2 min readMay 21, 2026 06:40 AM IST First published on: May 21, 2026 at 06:40 AM IST The Sri Lankan Air Force, for the second consecutive day, bombed the centre of Jaffna as Tamil militants appeared successful in forcing the government to abandon its plans for marching in a large number of troops to wrest control. Four to six bombs were dropped between 10.35 am and 10.55 am at Jaffna bus stand and First Cross Street, all in the centre of the town. Bid to subvert accord: Punjab The Punjab government has submitted before the Venkataramiah Commission that Haryana has not chosen to file any claim before the Commission with the apparent object of delaying the proceedings and thereby putting off the transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab. The Punjab Government, in its reply, pointed out that the attitude adopted by Haryana was tantamount to questioning the terms of reference of the Commission and was indicative of its attitude of non-cooperation with it. Planned sabotage in India Extremists in the US had planned to select …









