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Historical Event on 10/31/1997

Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
5/1/1927Dr. Namwar Singh was born.
3/14/1997Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan.
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
11/6/1937Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar).
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
11/16/1990Allahabad High Court stays UP Government's decision to increase reservation quota for Backward Classes.
7/9/1994Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.
10/30/1996ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate.