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Historical Event on 10/31/1997

Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1995Aditya Birla, famous industrialist, died.
1/15/1898Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra.
11/12/1939Pratap Chandra Lal arrived at the training establishment at RAF Station, Risalpur. He then rose to the Air Chief Marcharl of Indian Air Force.
8/26/1997Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K.
4/16/1976The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
6/8/2000Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa).
1/1/1910Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.).
10/4/1977Atal Bihari Vajpayee, External Affairs Minister of India, addressed the UNO General Assembly in Hindi language.
11/28/1997Seven-month-old United Front government, headed by Prime Minister I.K Gujral, bows out of office.
10/10/1909Nagarwala Noshirvan Dorab, cricket umpire of five Tests, was born in Maharashtra.