Arrangements are being made for PM Indira Gandhi to speak to the Indian cosmonaut in the Indo-Soviet space flight scheduled for the April 5. It is tentatively to happen on April 5 and telecast on Doordarshan.
The general strike in Delhi to protest against the killings in Punjab and Haryana and the inability of the government to deal with extremist violence was a success as most markets, business establishments and industrial units remained closed for the entire day.