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Historical Event on 2/2/1996

Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/22/1999CPI (M) is against India signing the CTBT.
4/27/1994Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
3/1/1901Vaidya Jogeshchandra Banerjee was born.
9/15/1947Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer.
6/8/1992Assets of 31 persons including Harshad Mehta attached.
10/23/1992The dissident ministers of Bangarappa government in Karnataka resign
4/8/1925Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.