
Dec 11, 2024 07:51 IST
First printed on: Dec 11, 2024 at 07:51 IST
IT WILL BE a very long time earlier than the dazed and frightened metropolis of Bhopal returns to regular. Lots of are but to return to their properties, a majority of outlets within the previous metropolis stay closed and at workplaces, attendance is skinny. The system may have collapsed if not for the individuals who have come out to assist the much less lucky.
MP’s legal responsibility
THE MADHYA PRADESH authorities may be sued for damages within the US for the Bhopal tragedy if there’s any drawback with immunity, in line with US lawyer Melvin Belli. He stated the precept to observe is the one laid down by England’s Home of Lords in 1865, the place the court docket stated that if one shops one thing detrimental to the life and property of others, one ought to be chargeable for damages.
PM for consensus
PRIME MINISTER RAJIV Gandhi has accused opposition events of ignoring nationwide pursuits for political features and supporting agitations that sought to undermine the unity and integrity of the nation. The Opposition’s position in Punjab, Assam and Jammu Kashmir was opposite to its preachings, the PM instructed public conferences throughout his tour of Himachal Pradesh.
Iran hijacking ends
THE SIX-DAY hijacking of a Kuwaiti airliner ended dramatically on December 9 when Iranian safety guards stormed the airplane, seized 4 Arab hijackers and launched 9 hostages nonetheless aboard. Iran disguised 4 guards as a technician, a health care provider, and two cleaners, who set off a smoke bomb. The operation got here after a day of rising rigidity throughout which the hijackers demanded a substitute plane to take them out of Tehran.