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Views: Visits 9 Retired politician Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere has recently held various meetings with a number of players on the Opposition side with a view to forging unity and possibly forming a joint front for the coming election. Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi interviewed him on a wide range of issues surrounding the forthcoming elections. What is your take on the campaigns as they have moved so far? As it has been the case since independence, there are many concerns about the way the elections are being conducted, in particular the law that governs the process and the basis of the mana...

After the liberation of Bangladesh, Lieutenant General Sagat Singh was given the responsibility to stay in the newly formed country to maintain peace and security. JAIPUR: Lieutenant General Sagat Singh, one of the best corps commanders in India’s military history, had many accomplishments, but the finest among those was the liberation of Bangladesh. Born on July14,1919 in Bikaner state of erstwhile Rajputana, Sagat belonged to a family of soldiers. His father fought in WWI from the famous Camel Corps of Bikaner Risala. After passing out from Indian Military Academy in 1941, Sagat took par...

We have read some interesting stories in this newspaper about Burghers who flew their flags in the administrative services and elsewhere including in the sports field. But no one has yet written about the Burghers who rendered a yeomen service to the public to keep in touch with the outside world via telegraphic communications round the clock 24 hours day and night. The Cable and Wireless Limited branch in Colombo was a British owned company which had it headquarters in London, responsible for hnadling all external telegraphic services in the colonies of the British Empire including India a...

Suvendu Adhikari, Trinamool Congress MP from Tamluk. (Express Photo By Partha Paul) Amid speculations over his next political move, disgruntled Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari Tuesday appeared to inch closer to the BJP as he slammed the TMC over the insider-outsider debate and said those coming from other states can’t be branded as outsiders. Adhikari, who had resigned from the state cabinet and had been distancing himself from the party over the last few months, said, he is first an Indian and then a Bengali. He also criticized the TMC leadership, saying it is giving...