Two of those injured have been admitted to hospital in serious condition. Reports in Chandigarh, however, put the number of passengers killed at six.
AP Assembly Chaos
For the second consecutive day, the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly, slated to take up the vote of confidence motion after a condolence resolution, was adjourned without transacting any business as the Chief Minister’s supporters indulged in unruly behaviour. Mikes were wrenched and brandished freely and members were seen rushing to the podium 30 minutes before the House was adjourned by pro-tem Speaker, M Baga Reddy.
Cong-Rao Collusion
Any further delay in the Andhra Pradesh assembly expressing its verdict on who commands a majority in the House is fraught with dangerous consequences for the future of parliamentary institutions in the country, K P Unnikrishnan, general secretary of the Congress (S), said. Unnikrishnan said there was clear evidence of collusion between the central Congress (I) leadership and the pretender CM of Andhra Pradesh Bhaskara Rao.
20 Shot In Punjab
Four to five suspected extremists waylaid a bus at Sekhwan near Batala in Gurdaspur district around 8 pm and shot dead 20 persons from a particular community. Two of those injured have been admitted to hospital in serious condition. Reports in Chandigarh, however, put the number of passengers killed at six.
Zubin’s Dazzling Show
Zubin Mehta is a handsome man, his eyes are Van Dyke brown, his hair is still jet black, his figure athletic and above all he has a riveting presence on the podium. As he walked onto the stage of the Siri Fort auditorium to conduct the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, there was deafening applause from the packed hall. The evening opened with Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide.
