At least three persons, including a former member of parliament, were killed and about 200 injured during violent clashes in various parts of Bangladesh when 23 opposition parties called for a country-wide general strike demanding the lifting of martial law before the parliamentary elections.
Akal Takht Now Open
In an apparent bid to assuage the hurt sentiments of the Sikh community, President Zail Singh paid a visit to the Golden Temple, offered prayers at Harmandar Sahib, held an hour-long discussion with the five head priests, addressed a congregation and formally opened to the public the Akal Takht which has been completely restored to its pristine glory.
Second Indian In Space
The second Indian to go into space will be a space department specialist who will be launched on board an American space shuttle when it takes India’s third multipurpose satellite Insat-lC into space. The Department of Space has accepted an offer by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the US to fly an Indian payload specialist from the Indian space research organisation.
Bangladesh Clashes
At least three persons, including a former member of parliament, were killed and about 200 injured during violent clashes in various parts of Bangladesh when 23 opposition parties called for a country-wide general strike demanding the lifting of martial law before the parliamentary elections. In Dhaka, no motor vehicle or cycle-rickshaw was seen on the road, and attendance in government and commercial offices was very low.
Prices Dampen Spirit
Despite “pressure tactics” by the government which has asked some nationalised banks to sell tickets to their clients in bulk, the general response to the India-Australia day-night cricket match has not been encouraging. This is because the admission charges are exorbitant. Tickets for the upper deck of the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium have been priced at Rs 25 each, East and North enclosures at Rs 50 and West enclosure tickets cost Rs 250.
