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Historical Event on 5/3/1997

Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
8/30/1903Bhagwati Charan Varma was born.
12/6/1987MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
7/3/1979Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
7/19/1952India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
3/16/1880Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.
2/15/1951Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away.