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Historical Event on 9/30/2000

Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/9/1965Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait.
12/9/1999Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
5/17/1857Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.
9/29/1992Andhra CM Janardhana Reddy resigned.
5/28/1988The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.
1/1/1983This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".
2/6/195555 miners die in explosion in Bihar State.
8/2/1922Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born.
3/21/1971Gavaskar scores the first of his 34 Test tons, 116 at Georgetown.
7/1/1997Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.