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Historical Event on 5/3/1997

Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.
10/1/1867Dr. Hiralal, a distinguised historian, was born in Katni near Jabalpur. He compiled a descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts in the Central Provinces and was an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. He was also titled as "Rai Bahadur
3/9/1999Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.
7/16/1856Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage.
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
12/11/1929Subhash Pandharinath ""Fergie"" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner), was born in Bom
5/8/1933Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.