List of Politics Events on June-1997
1- June-1997 |
Ghulam Rasool Wani, National Conference leader, kidnapped and shot dead by militants at Kaskot in Doda district, Jammu. |
3- June-1997 |
Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet. |
4- June-1997 |
Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan. |
4- June-1997 |
Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke discharges former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and former Union Minister Prof. K. K. Tewary in St. Kitts forgery case for lack of sufficient evidence. |
5- June-1997 |
Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal. |
5- June-1997 |
I. K. Gujral's visit to Nepal was marked by signing of Power Trade Agreement and MoU on civil aviation. |
9- June-1997 |
Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet. |
10- June-1997 |
18 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala. |
12- June-1997 |
Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354). |
14- June-1997 |
India expresses regret over "inadvertent intrusion" of IAF helicopter into Bangladesh territory. |
14- June-1997 |
Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II). |
16- June-1997 |
K. R. Narayanan, Vice-President, is the joint candidate of Congress(I) and United Front for Presidentship in July 14 election. |
19- June-1997 |
Indian Prime Minister and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, spoke for first time on restored hotline, to reiterate their committment to comprehensive dialogue, including Kashmir. |
20- June-1997 |
Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad. |
23- June-1997 |
India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen. |