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Historical Event on 7/31/1993

Transport operators begin nation-wide strike.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1918Shriranga Vasudev Sohoni also known as ""Ranga Sohoni"", Indian cricketer (pace bowler of late 40's avg 101), was born in Nimbora, Maharashtra.
5/4/1993Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced.
1/9/1998Three RJD ministers in the Gujral Cabinet - Mr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Capt. Jai Narayan Nishad and Mrs. Kanti Singh - resign.
3/24/1896Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born.
8/5/1969Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-), was born in Bangalore.
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.
6/2/1908Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.
5/23/1997The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh.
3/16/1966Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.