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Historical Event on 11/1/2000

T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1997Deshabhimani daily, official organ of CPI (M), launches its 5th edition from Kottayam, Kerala.
3/31/1997Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London.
3/2/1949Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
1/8/1906Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.
5/17/1992Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.
12/26/1989Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
7/20/1924Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.
6/16/1997K. R. Narayanan, Vice-President, is the joint candidate of Congress(I) and United Front for Presidentship in July 14 election.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.
7/9/1993Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.