Opinion Forty years ago: PM Indira Gandhi considers possibility of arms talk with Pakistan
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi does not rule out the possibility of India having a discussion with Pakistan over arms smuggling.
In an interview to an independent television channel in London, Gandhi said some of
the arms had come from across the Pakistani border but it was “difficult to say who is involved.” 
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Indo-Pak Arms Talks
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi does not rule out the possibility of India having a discussion with Pakistan over arms smuggling. In an interview to an independent television channel in London, Gandhi said some of the arms had come from across the Pakistani border but it was “difficult to say who is involved.”
Normalcy In Punjab
With the situation returning to normalcy in Punjab, the state government on June 21, lifted the ban on the movement of vehicles, with the exception of two districts. All gurudwaras, except the Golden Temple and Gurudwara Muktsar, were opened to all devotees.
Judges’ Pension Hike
The government has decided to provide enhanced pensions to all judges of the Supreme Court and high court, who retired prior to October 1, 1974 as well as payment of arrears to legal heirs, and family pensions to widows of retired judges. The Supreme Court Judges Act, 1958, and the High Court Judges Act, 1954, were amended in 1976 to enhance the pension for judges who retired on or after October 1, 1974.
Orissa’s Bridge feud
A controversy over the construction of a river bridge has brought the Orissa chief minister, J B Patnaik, and his wife, Jayanti Patnaik, member of Lok Sabha from Cuttack, on a collision course. The controversy started because Jayanti Patnaik wanted the proposed bridge to be constructed at Salepore, which falls under her constituency, whereas Basant Biswal, minister of state of public works wanted the bridge to be constructed in Cuttack district’s Patkura.
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