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Historical Event on 10/5/1997

Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1996United Front Govt's Common Minimum Programme announced.
8/4/2000Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.
11/30/1999Prof. M. N. Sromovas, (83), well-known Sociologist in Bangalore, died.
6/2/1992The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.
3/9/1996Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.
8/6/1998The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1/27/1984First unit of Atomic Energy Production Centre started at Kalpakkam.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.