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Historical Event on 6/1/1997

Ghulam Rasool Wani, National Conference leader, kidnapped and shot dead by militants at Kaskot in Doda district, Jammu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1998Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.
10/3/1913Sudangsu Abinash Banerjee, 'Montu', cricketer, (5 wickets, 1 test vs West Indies) was born in Calcutta.
12/11/1998Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs.
12/12/1947Patel's statement in the Parliament, ""Pakistan will get Rs. 750,000,000 from the balance in cash.
1/3/1997Congress President Sitaram Kesri elected leader of Congress Parliamentary Party, and Sharad Pawar appointed leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha.
9/21/1898Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born.
10/5/1907British MP Keir Hardie reported fomenting rebellion in India.
8/25/1998Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.
10/12/1993RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy.
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.