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Historical Event on 3/10/2000

Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1957Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice.
5/11/1999Centre removes the West Bengal Governor A. R. Kidwai. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor Mata Prasad had also been asked to step down.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
1/14/1905Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born.
11/2/1897Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.
3/5/1851Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta.
10/13/1905Sister Nivedita died.
8/1/2000One hundred people of Kinnaur, Shimla and Mandi districts of HP die following flash floods in the Sutlej river.
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.
8/25/199710,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.