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March 29, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Extremists’ Numbers

March 29, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Extremists’ Numbers

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Mar 29, 2025 06:45 IST First published on: Mar 29, 2025 at 06:45 IST Share Defence Minister P V Narasimha Rao said that the government does not have reports about any large-scale infiltration of extremists from Pakistan into India. However, he said  that reports of few such cases had been received by the government. Rao, one of the members of the cabinet sub-committee on Punjab, said that the Punjab tour programme of the committee would be finalised soon. Punjab’s Economy Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appointed a high-level committee headed by the cabinet secretary, P K Kaul, to monitor the implementation of the steps he announced at Hussainiwala to bolster the economic development of Punjab. The other members of the committee are the secretaries of the ministries of finance, power, irrigation and cultural department and the chairman of the Railway Board. Story continues below this ad

February 5, 1985, Forty Years Ago: CM Shah’s Conditions

February 5, 1985, Forty Years Ago: CM Shah’s Conditions

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Feb 5, 2025 07:03 IST First published on: Feb 5, 2025 at 07:01 IST Share J & K CM G M Shah, offered to reunite with the Farooq faction of the National Conference and patch up with his brother-in-law if the latter accepted five conditions including “total and permanent friendship with the Congress-I”. The other conditions are: No confrontation with the Centre, nobody from the Sheikh family to be the CM or minister in the state cabinet; ditto for the Shah family; and retention of the present ministers. Reagan’s Budget

January 18 1985, Forty Years Ago: Anti-defection Bill

January 18 1985, Forty Years Ago: Anti-defection Bill

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Jan 18, 2025 06:30 IST First published on: Jan 18, 2025 at 06:30 IST Share PRESIDENT Zail Singh announced that an anti-defection bill would be introduced by the Government in the current session of Parliament in keeping with its objective of striving for a healthy public life. In his address to the joint session of both Houses, the President said the Government intended to initiate wide-ranging discussions on electoral reforms with other parties. Eulogy For Indira PARLIAMENT CONDOLED THE death of former PM Indira Gandhi. Identical resolutions were passed unanimously in both the Houses where they eulogised her as “one of the greatest Indians of the 20th century.” “Future generations, rising above the tumult of our times will look with love and gratitude on the magnitude and splendour of her achievements,” the resolutions noted.

November 26, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Loyalists against Congress

November 26, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Loyalists against Congress

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Nov 26, 2024 03:25 IST First published on: Nov 26, 2024 at 03:25 IST Share Loyalists against Cong THE FORMER MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister, A R Antulay has raised the banner of revolt against the Congress (I) and called upon the loyalists to defeat all those who “were not seen with Mrs Indira Gandhi during the darkest period of her political career.” Reacting to the decision to deny him the party ticket, Antulay said that he and many other loyalists would file their nomination papers on November 26 and 27.

May 6, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Cong govt in Mizoram

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A four-member Congress (I) ministry, led by Lal Thanhawla, was installed in Mizoram. This is the first ministry the Congress (I) has formed on its own in the Union Territory. The Lt Governor, H S Dubey, administered the oath of office to Lal Thanhawla and his three colleagues. Japan’s Aid to India The Prime Minister of Japan, Yasuhiro Nakasone, said in New Delhi that his country would offer India a larger yen credit than last year. The credit would cover fertiliser and gas pipeline projects and thermal power plants. Nakasone also announced that Japan had agreed to provide grant-in-aid for education and equipment to Delhi University. EEC Blames India The European Economic Community has virtually blamed India for the stagnation in its exports to EEC markets. This happened when the leader of the 20-member EEC delegation, Ivor Richard, responded to the remarks of the Commerce Minister, V P Singh, at the third session of the Indo-EEC joint commission. He said that Indian exports had slipped even though there was no change in the conditions of …