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Opinion 40 years ago November 13, 1985: PM congratulates scientists

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 12, 1985. There was no edition on November 13, 1985 on account of Diwali.

Lower taxes spur buying, but jobs and incomes will have to grow

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 12, 1985. There was no edition on November 13, 1985 on account of Diwali.

By: Editorial

November 13, 2025 07:28 AM IST First published on: Nov 13, 2025 at 07:28 AM IST

The Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, congratulated the scientists for their efforts which led to the successful launching of Dhruva and other power reactors. He called upon the scientists to lay emphasis on new research and plants with high efficiency and safety factors. He praised the safety factor achieved in the nuclear reactors.

Extremists shoot cop dead

A constable, Bhupinder Singh of Chhabal police station, was shot dead early at Manuchal village near Amritsar by Gurbachan Singh, an extremist wanted in many murder cases, during an exchange of fire. According to information reaching the police headquarters in Amritsar, a police party had surrounded the tube well in Manuchal where he was hiding. As the police challenged him, the terrorist fired at the police party. The constable, Bhupinder Singh, died on the spot. The terrorist fled the scene of the crime under the cover of darkness.

Armed youths ransack house

Four youths brandishing guns forced their way into a house in East of Kailash in South Delhi late and escaped after looting gold, cash and other valuables worth thousands of rupees. The youths, well dressed and polished in speech, came to the house of Subhash Banerjee, general manager of the firm His Master’s Voice in Delhi, around 8 pm.

Lure of a talisman

The lure of a talisman to win a court case against their landlord cost a Delhi couple their lives in the Naraini forests of Banda district, where both of them were murdered, according to a report received in Lucknow. Ehtisham, a business partner of the 30-year-old deceased Qayum and his 28-year-old wife Zulekha, was arrested on the charge of murder two days later and the police are in hot pursuit of his two accomplices, Kallu Nigam and Hari Kishen Vaish, both of Doha village in Banda Kotwali circle.

Note: There was no edition on November 13, 1985 on account of Diwali. The items are from the November 12 edition.