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Historical Event on 2/8/1985

P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.
12/19/1919Sunil Kumar Banerjee, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1963-64, was born at Bengal.
9/6/1903Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.
10/31/1989Dr. A. P. Mukherjee became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation till 11/01/90.
5/15/1992CBI begins probe into the security scam.
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''.
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.