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Historical Event on 10/5/1997

Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1756Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels.
6/12/1976Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, died at Varanasi.
12/11/1991The centre notifies the interim order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directing Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu.
1/31/1998D. R. Karthikeyan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/03/98).
5/14/1994LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
6/9/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.
2/28/1994Budget with Tax Concessions of Rs.40.81 billion and a deposit of Rs.90.60 billion presented by Dr. Manmohan Singh in Parliament.
4/24/1993IA's Delhi-Srinagar Boeing with 141 persons, hijacked by a Kashmiri militant lands, in Amritsar.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
11/28/1967Pandurang Mahadev Bapat ""Senapati Bapat"", revolutionary and social reformer, passed away at the age of 89. He led the famous ""Mulshi Satyagraha"" and played a significant role in the struggle for Samyukta Maharashtra and took part in Goa liberation movement.