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Historical Event on 10/5/1997

Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
5/25/1941Sagarmal Gopa, a devoted patriot and freedom fighter, was arrested in Jaisalmer. He wrote two books ""Jaisalmer Rajya ka Gunda Shasan"" and ""Raghunath Singh Ka Mukadma"" for which he was prohibited to enter in Jaisalmer.
6/9/1992LDF wrests Narakal while the UDF retains the Tanur assembly seat in Kerala.
10/1/1886Baluchisthan became a part of India.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
5/26/1998S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.
2/16/1932Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc.