Barring a few scattered incidents in which more than 25 people got minor injuries, the one-day Punjab bandh sponsored by the Akali Dal went off peacefully.
The Centre and the top Akali leadership are exploring the possibility of a solution to the Punjab problem. Sources say there have been two separate meetings between senior Akali leaders and a central leader.
Former Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai received $20,000 annually during the 1960s and possibly even later from the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), according to a forthcoming book by an American investigative reporter.
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