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Historical Event on 3/11/1997

Chennai police seize a large quantity of powerful explosives and arrest two Muslim fundamentalists.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1987D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
10/3/1991Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died.
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
4/1/1944Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India.
2/17/1948Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles).
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
11/28/1999The Vajpayee Government seeks support on major economic issues during the winter session at Parliament.