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Historical Event on 3/17/1997

A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/10/1995Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died.
1/31/1976Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
12/14/1999India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.
6/16/1946Britain invites Indian leaders to set up an interim govt at London.
5/16/1999Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
12/19/1961Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops.
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
8/2/1919Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.