28-04-2025
Opinion April 28, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Violence In Gujarat
Authorities in Baroda ordered the police to shoot anybody found indulging in arson or looting as incidents of violence continued to sweep Gujarat in the wake of the anti-reservation stir. Baroda and two other major towns of Gujarat — Surat and Anand — came under indefinite curfew after mob violence.
Ambush in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Tamil militants, using remote-controlled detonators, blew up an army convoy at Kattaipanchan in the Eastern Batticaloa district killing seven personnel on the spot. The incident occurred on the Batticaloa-Muthur road as the armymen under the command of W D Amarlal were proceeding in a jeep on a routine patrol. There were twin explosions as the militants set off the explosives under the jeep. This was the third ambush of Army convoys in the island's eastern and northern provinces during the last two days.
Clashes In Bombay
Two unidentified persons were stabbed to death while at least nine were injured, including four in police firing, following group clashes at Antop Hill and Musafirkhana areas in Bombay. The police told UNI that the clashes began following the declaration of the Bombay Municipal Corporation election results. Rival groups used stones and soda water bottles in the clashes. Several policemen were also injured when they tried to control the situation. The police have made several arrests.
Longowal On Unity
The Akali Dal chief Harchand Singh Longowal reiterated that Sikhs were going to live in this country and work for its integrity and unity. 'We shall not allow this nation to be divided. But we shall keep our heads high and fight for our rights,' he said.
