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Historical Event on 6/10/1997

18 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
4/11/1999The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
2/13/1969Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna.
10/28/1997Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
7/5/1905Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal.
6/18/1989India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
7/4/1992Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh.