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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
12/24/1809Christopher ""Kit"" Carson, KY, union brig-general and Indian fighter, was born.
7/1/1997The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
6/7/1997At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple.
6/1/1993Premkumar Sharma, MLA of Bhartiya Janata Party, was assassinated.
4/2/1954Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons.
4/22/1993Air India engineers call off their 56-day-old strike.
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
6/13/1889Salarjung, famous administrator, was born.
10/24/2000Hyrunnisa, suspected to be the key accused in the Kollam liquor tragedy, nabbed along with her husband and a worker in her shop in Guruvayur.