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Historical Event on 11/5/1997

Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
2/7/1975Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.
10/26/1814British General Governor declared war against Nepal.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
3/17/1959Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet.
5/14/2000L. K. Advani, Union Home Minister, announces extension of the ban on the LTTE by two more years.
9/6/1889Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born.
12/19/1988Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.
6/18/1989India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.
8/18/2000The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.