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Historical Event on 10/31/1997

Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
3/21/1934Buta Singh, former Home Minister of India, was born.
6/22/1993The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
12/3/1971Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.
11/9/1962Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer and educationist Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
2/7/1997
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.