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Historical Event on 10/22/1947

There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1991J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary.
7/27/1986The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats.
6/4/1903Gandhiji established the weekly journal ""Indian Opinion"" organised at Phoenix farm near Durban.
4/15/1946The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
1/10/1986Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.
11/9/1997Poonam Chibber, Miss Canada, crowned seventh Miss India Worldwide.
7/15/1991Jagannathrao Joshi, veteran leader of Janata Party `Karnataka Kesri', died.
9/11/1954Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born.
6/14/1947Congress Working Committee met at New Delhi to draft the resolution to be placed before All India Congress Committee on the acceptance of Mountbatten plan for the partition of India.
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.