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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
1/1/1989The 4th annual SAARC summit concludes in Islamabad.
3/25/199631st Gyanpith award presented to M.T. Vasudevan Nair at Trivandrum by Dr. Karan Singh.
2/13/1977Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away.
10/21/1943Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader.
10/28/1996Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever.
3/1/1971General Election ( 5th) of India begins.
11/19/1910Gohar alias Gohar A. Kayoum Mamajiwala was born at Lahore. She was a film actress. Her first film was 'Fortune & Fools' (1925). Other films were 'Lanka Ni Laadi', 'Handsome', 'Briefless Barrister', 'Thief of Delhi', 'Punjab Mail', 'My Darling' and 'The Web'.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
2/20/1992Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away.
2/21/1991The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.