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Historical Event on 5/31/1977

Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/2000Justice M. Srinivasan (63), Supreme Court Judge at the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, died after prolonged illness.
7/20/1986India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
2/26/196634 national leaders charge Indira Gandhi's rule is 'constitutional dictatorship'.
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
2/9/1874Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born.
11/27/1907Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad.
7/25/1995India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95).
2/23/1993Pre-budget Economic Survey proposes closure of sick PSE and rationalisation of tax and interests rates.
6/4/1993The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.