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Historical Event on 3/10/1998

B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
1/24/1995Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party.
12/8/1920A. Adivi Reddy, social reformer and educationist, was born at Chandragiri, AP.
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
10/3/1913Sudangsu Abinash Banerjee, 'Montu', cricketer, (5 wickets, 1 test vs West Indies) was born in Calcutta.
8/12/1988S. R. Bommai elected Karnataka CM.
8/3/1993Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha.
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
12/4/1997World Bank commits to Haryana a loan of $600 millions (about Rs. 2,350 crores) - largest single bank loan to any State.