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Historical Event on 10/2/1997

At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1997Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.
11/27/2000After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year.
6/1/1938Continental Publication' started.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
3/2/1997Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.
12/23/1989V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990.
10/18/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, announces relief for phone users. New links to cost Rs. 2,000 in urban areas and Rs. 500 in rural areas.
8/20/1997Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder.
7/2/1998India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi.
11/18/1999Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir.