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Historical Event on 2/11/1998

The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Congress(I) leader Sonia Gandhi by a pro-Khalistan militant group.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1985P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
12/29/1972Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
3/3/1859A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur.
1/9/1664Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place.
12/12/1991Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery.