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Historical Event on 11/14/1997

10th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1881Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started.
11/22/1873Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born.
8/18/199112 LTTE militants commit suicide.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
5/1/1983V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.
9/15/1992Price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas hiked.
8/21/2000Uma Bharti, the sanyasin Member of Parliament of the BJP, resigns from the Lok Sabha and the party's national executive comittee.
10/29/1991Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya.
5/2/1996General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.