Wednesday, September 4, 1957
Hindi Deadline Postponement
New Delhi, Sept 3
A joint move by Congress Members of Parliament from Andhra, Mysore, Madras and Kerala is under way to present a memorandum to the Prime Minister urging that the issue of adopting Hindi as the official language of the Union should be postponed till 1990.
Over 40 members from four States have already signed the memorandum. More signatures are being obtained.

Spending On Study  To Be Free Of Tax
New Delhi Sept 3
The Finance Minister, Mr T T Krishnamachari today agreed to two more concessions in respect of the expenditure tax one in the matter of expenditure on education abroad and another in regard to pilgrimage abroad. The Expenditure Tax Bill as amended by the select committee exempts from the proposal tax, expenditure up to Rs 8,000 a year.


Saturday, September 4, 1982




Famine stalks Bijapur, Bellary
From Our Correspondents
Bijapur, Sept 3
The outlook appears very bleak for farmers in the district. On one acre is the sown kharif crop almost dying due to lack of rains, while on the other hand, sowing of the major rabi crop will have to be postponed again due to lack of rains. For the past 50 days, the entire district has not received a single drop of rain. Most of the villages are facing scarcity of drinking water.