This is the front page of The Indian Express published on June 17, 1984, Forty Years Ago.
The terrorists gunned down Hardial Singh, acting president of the Jalandhar District Congress (I) Committee (rural), and hacked to death the mahant of a dera in Jalandhar district while night curfew restrictions were further extended in Punjab. Hardial Singh was shot dead at Goraya bus stand in Jalandhar district by two armed persons. One of them opened fire at the Congress (I) leader who ran towards a nearby shop for safety.
Proposed IAS Rules
The Centre proposes to make a major change in the service rules for IAS, IPS and other all-India services so that officers of one state cadre can be shifted to another. The move is being contemplated in the wake of experiences where some all-India services officers reportedly colluded with criminals. It is aimed at ensuring that no officer is allowed to remain in his parent state cadre throughout his career.
Income Tax Measures
The government announced that all income-tax cases involving incomes up to Rs 25,000 per year and salary cases assessed in salary circles up to an annual income of Rs 50,000 will be assessed on the basis of the returns filed by the assessees. This is one of the measures introduced by the Finance Ministry to liberalise procedures, mitigate the hardships of salaried taxpayers and help income-tax officers concentrate on big cases.
Poonch Bomb Blast
A powerful country-made bomb exploded in Poonch, shattering the calm that prevailed in the curfew-bound border township during the last 24 hours. The explosion, twentieth in a series o f blasts in the township since June 5 did not result in any loss of life or damage to property but its impact shook the surrounding buildings and government offices.
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