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Historical Event on 5/31/1997

Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1998India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
1/12/1955Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and veteran journalist, passed away.
7/17/1893Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.
10/25/1999Pramod Mahajan, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, says, ""No objection to Bofors discussion.
2/8/1881Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
9/18/2000Prasar Bharati issues a notification making it compulsory for cable operators to telecast regional channels of Doordarshan on prime band, in addition to DD-1 and DD-2, in their respective states.
6/16/1946Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government.
10/5/1878First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.