Salt Lake City, Utah Indian Community - UtahIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 8/3/1998

India's most sophisticated medium range surface-to-air missile ''Akash'' was test-fired from the interim test range at Chandipur-on-sea.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1946Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
8/1/1989Kirti Vrajlal Ambani,Reliance executive, held in connection with a plot to kill Bombay Dyeing Chairman Nusli Wadia.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
3/14/1967Vijay Yadav, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper between More & Mongia), was born in Gonda.
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
7/4/2000The trial of the Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate assets case begins.
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
2/28/1997Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98.
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.