Portland Indian Community - PortlandIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 8/3/1993

Government assures Lok Sabha that it will revive the proposal for a multi-member election commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
10/2/1999Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.
10/29/1964Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time.
9/3/1905Kamlapati Tripathi, leader of Indian National Congess, was born.
10/25/1983Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices.
1/18/1994India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington.
9/4/1984Air Chief Marshal L. M. Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 01/07/1985.
6/3/1947British Government issued the partition plan, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi and was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress. The salient features of the partition were, 1) Provices of Bengal and Punjab to be divided., 2) The Indians will form the constitution of India and it will only be applicable in the areas where people accept it., 3) The province of Baluchistan shall adopt proper ways to decide its future., 4) 562 Princely States shall be free to decide their own future., 5) Referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P. and Assam., 6) The Governor General of both countries shall be the executive head of their respective countries., 7) Military assets shall be divided between the two countries and 8) Red Cliff Mission was setup, to demarcate the boundaries of the two countries. India would become free on 15th August 1947.
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.