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Historical Event on 3/16/1997

Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1998India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.
5/4/1783Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
12/23/1900Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born.
2/6/1996Supreme Court upholds election of CPI (M) leader O. Bharathan to Kerala Assembly from Edakkad (91).
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.
3/18/1916Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay.
9/7/1965U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.
7/29/1994Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the 'Action Taken Report' on JPC finding.