31 May - Day in History of India and Importance

1818 - Samachar Darpan, the first Bengali news paper, also the first in Indian languages started publishing.

1970 - PM Indira Gandhi appealed for international help to take care of East Bengal refugees.
1981 - SLV 3 places Rohini (RS-D1) in orbit.
1997 - Fourth National Games opened in Bangalore.
2011 - World No-Tobacco Day - Human Chain in Chennai
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/calendar/31-5-2011/online.html

2012 - Cabinet approved National Telecom Policy

2013 - India grew by 4.8% in the Jan-March 2013 quarter and by 5% in the entire 2012-13 F.Y. CSO announced today
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/at-a-meagre-5-per-cent-indias-gdp-growth-hits-decades-low/1/277683.html

Birthdays

Ahilya Bai Holkar
1928 Pankaj Roy (Cricketer)
Krishna (Telugu Film Hero), Member of Parliament


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