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Historical Event on 3/16/1997

Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1995Chandrababu Naidu assumes office as the new CM of Andhra Pradesh.
8/15/1949Chandernagore joins the Indian Union. Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 114,000 villages.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
6/19/1871Madhavrao Sapre was born.
1/23/199750,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down.
2/16/1955Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away.
8/15/1997K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.
5/11/1987President's rule imposed in Punjab.
11/27/2000Supreme Court grants bail to four AIADMK men accused in the 2nd February Dharmapuri bus burning incident.
2/20/1863Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born.