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Historical Event on 5/13/1997

Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1926Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born.
5/12/1997Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries.
4/26/1973Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977.
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
6/25/1998Sikh high priests exonerate the Akali Dal leader and chief of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Gurcharan Singh Tohra, of charges of violating a ``Hukumnama'' (religious edict) issued by the Akal Takht, which prescribed a complete boycott of the members of the Nirankari missions for their ''blasphemous'' activities.
9/18/1995Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died.
12/1/1993World AIDS day.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
5/9/1917Fighting breaks out at Kharkwasta in the north-west frontier of India.
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.