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Historical Event on 6/1/1998

The Prasar Bharati Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha to revive the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1967US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India.
7/24/1985Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.
10/16/1992Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
6/30/1993AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.
9/4/1946Interim Government formed.
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
3/5/1993Ruknud-din Firuz Shah, son of Emperor Iltutmish, was assassinated.