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Historical Event on 8/25/1997

Forest outlaw Veerappan seeks more time to decide on his surrender as per the terms of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1934Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra).
8/10/1989Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha.
11/24/1997Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford.
6/1/1945Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established.
2/12/1987Mahamayaprasad Sinha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
11/20/1998V. K. Sharma, chairman and managing director of JVG Group of Companies, who allegedly swindled Rs. 600 crores from investors, is arrested in Mumbai.
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.
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.
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.