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Historical Event on 5/13/1997

Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.
7/15/1788Ghulam Kadir, the infamous son of Jabita Khan, conquered Delhi.
9/20/1996Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress.
1/17/1925Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore.
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
8/8/1968Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.
11/18/1997School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children.
1/30/1911Gajananrao Joshi, famous violin player and singer of ""Gwalior Gharana"", was born.
5/17/2000The Union Cabinet clears a proposal for setting up a new appellate tribunal for foreign exchange following the repeal of the FERA and the enactment of FEMA in its place.