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Historical Event on 1/1/1985

Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1997Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.
7/1/1989New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
6/8/1999ATP announced Paes-Bhupathi as No. 1 ranked doubles team. In individual doubles ranking, Bhupathi and Paes were No. 1 and 2 respectively.
1/16/1973Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
6/9/1997At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.
6/3/1985The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff.
10/11/1991BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land.