The Opposition conclave determined to launch a nationwide mass motion starting on February 13 to pressure the Centre to concede its financial calls for. This will likely be adopted by a nationwide conference in the direction of the tip of March to construct up and strengthen public opinion on this regard. Three resolutions had been adopted on the second day of the conclave and an motion programme for the long run chalked out.

Checks on Officers

The authorities has directed intelligence businesses to organize a listing of all of the senior military and civil officers who’ve retired over the last two years and details about their current occupation. It has been learnt that the federal government is considering some checks on senior officers taking on employment with non-public corporations and abroad corporations instantly after retirement. There is particular scrutiny on top-ranking officers who had sought voluntary retirement to take up jobs with non-public corporations.

Busan fireplace

After a grim, daylong search, authorities within the southern port metropolis of Busan put the dying toll at 37 and stated 75 folks had been injured in a hearth that raged by means of a vacationer resort. Military helicopters that joined firefighters had been credited with saving almost a rating of individuals, lifting them from the basis of the 10-storey resort or plucking them from open home windows.