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Historical Event on 5/2/1998

The Indian Army at Bandipura market captured 10.5 Kg Charas.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1991Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place.
3/26/1992Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
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.
4/1/1963D.P. Kohli held office as the founder director of Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) from 1st April, 1963 (to 31st May, 1968). Earlier, he was Inspector-General of Police of the Special Police Establishment.
9/26/1911Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal.
11/22/1988Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award.
12/3/1971Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared.
3/17/1957New Central Cabinet under J. L. Nehru sworn in.
4/9/1993Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief.