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Historical Event on 10/3/1996

National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/16/1932Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
3/28/1947Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away.
11/7/1998Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas.
1/8/1925The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.
7/4/1997Mumbai High Court directs BMC to reinstate G.R. Khairnar, the iconoclastic Dy. Municipal Commissioner suspended in `94 and removed from service in October 1996.
1/5/1992Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st cricket Test wkt.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
2/24/1997Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.
5/31/1994Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.