Major Events (1964-1974)

Major Events (1964-1974)

1964

January

4 Holy Relic recovered.

February

3 Holy Relic identified as genuine.

29 G.M. Sadiq sworn in as Prime Minister of J&K with three cabinet colleagues.

April

8 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah released.

25 Land Commission reconstituted; co-education at Primary level announced.

May

24 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah met President Ayub Khan of Pakistan in Rawalpindi.

27 State mourned Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru’s death.

August

New Criminal Procedure Code came into force.

December

4 Decision to extend Articles 356 and 357 of the Union Constitution to J&K announced.

1965

January

19 Communist Party of India set up its State Unit in Jammu.

26 National Conference converted into J&K Pradesh Congress Committee with Syed Mir Qasim as its President.

30 Ayyanger Commission set up to probe charges of corruption against Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad.

March

30 State Constitution amended; Sadar-i-Riyasat and Prime Minister renamed as Governor and Chief Minister, respectively.

May

9 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah arrested at Palam Airport while returning from a foreign trip.

August

5 Pakistan pushed armed guerrillas into Kashmir.

September

3 UN Secretary General informed Security Council that violations began with armed men crossing Cease-fire Line from Pakistan side.

4 Security Council urged immediate cease-fire and withdrawal of forces.

5 Indian troops crossed boundary in Lahore sector.

6 Indian troops entered Sialkote sector; Security Council again urged withdrawal of troops to pre-August 5 positions.

11 Cease-fire came into force.

October

5 Syed Mir Qasim addressed UN General Assembly and told that accession is legal, constitutional and complete.

1966

January

11 State mourned Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death at Tashkent.

February

6 Jammu bound plane crashed killing all 32 on board.

25 Old Cease-fire Line restored under Tashkent Agreement and conquered territory handed over back to Pakistan.

April

1 The IIIrd. Five Year Plan concluded; Rs 6409.34 Lakhs spent.

1967

February

21 State went to polls.

May

15 Mr. Baghwan Sahai took over as Governor of the State.

June

1 Land Commission reconstituted.

November

6 Ganjendragadkar Commission set up to inquire into the complaints of regional discrimination.

18 Srinagar linked with Delhi by direct dialling system of telephone.

December

8 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah released.

1968

June

20 Government notified reservation of 5% and 2% in State services for SCs and permanent residents of Ladakh, respectively.

August

15 Judiciary separated from Executive in J&K.

October

6 Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India opened legal sammelan in Srinagar.

10 Jai Prakash Narayan opened State People’s Convention in Srinagar.

November

1 Tangmarg-Gulmarg road opened; 1st Unit of 7.5 MW of Kalakote Thermal Power Project commissioned on trial basis.

December

3 Gajendragadkar Commission Report presented to the Chief Minister.

19 Maulvi Mohammad Farooq became Mirwaiz of Kashmir.

1969

March

10 Mir Qasim resigned as PCC Chief and MLA.

April

1 State Development Board set up; Fourth Five Year Plan launched.

May

6 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah declared, "I am not anti-India."

16 Panchayats proposed to be set up in Ladakh for thefirst time.

August

2 Sahitaya Akadami recognised Dogri.

9 Panchayat elections held in Kashmir for the first time.

September

5 Separate University for Jammu created.

18 Chief Minister laid foundation stone of Town Hall in Jammu.

October

4 North Zonal Council met at Srinagar.

15 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah ruled out independent Kashmir.

1970

March

14 ONGC undertook drilling for oil at Srauinsar.

May

1 Government announced 8% reservation for SCs, 42% for Backward Classes including 2% for Ladakh’s in services.

9 Foundation stone of Srinagar Doordarshan Kendra laid.

30 J&K Handicrafts (Sales and Export) Corporation set up.

June

21 16-Nation Afro-Asian Trade Union leaders’ 5 day seminar on Road Transport opened in Srinagar.

July

9 Ordinance promulgated to curb communalism and regionalism.

October

14 First ever cycle race from Srinagar to Amritsar inaugurated by Governor. 

1971

January

8 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg and G.M. Shah externed from the State.

13 Militant outfit "Alfateh" unearthed and smashed.

30 Indian Airlines plane with 32 passengers on board hijacked to Lahore during its flight from Srinagar to Jammu. 

April

1 Census Report showed State’s populations 46,16,632, showing 29.65% increase in a decade.

May

17 Foundation stone of Rs 5 crore HMT watch factory laid in Srinagar.

August

24 Article 226 of Indian Constitution extended to the State.

December

3 Pakistan attacked India; National emergency declared.

6 India recognised Bangladesh; Pak Air Force attacked Jammu.

12 Chief Minister G.M. Sadiq died; Mir Qasim sworn in as Chief Minister.

16 Unconditional surrender by Pakistani Forces in Bangladesh; India declared unilateral cease-fire on Western Front.

17 Fighting stopped on Indo-Pak border at 8 P.M.

1972

February

10 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah said, "Our quarrel with Government of India is not about accession but about quantum of autonomy."

18 5-member Mir Qasim Ministry took office.

20 Pt. Prem Nath Dogra passed away of cancer in Jammu.

July

15 Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad passed away of cardiac arrest.

22 An opposition member for the first time unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.

October

2 Jammu back on Railway map after 25 years.

31 Agrarian Reforms Bill abolishing all intermediaries in land passed.

December

11 India and Pakistan approved Line of Control in J&K.

1973

February

5 Baghwan Sahay Committee recommended changes in State’s educational system.

July

3 L.K.Jha took over as Governor.

November

10 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah reiterated Kashmir’s accession to India as final.

1974

June

10 Foreign Minister, Swarn Singh said that his talks with Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah convinced him about some basic common approaches on which constructive co-operation could be built.

11 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi said talks with Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah did not mean State’s accession to India is in doubt.

July

2 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah said that some communal elements in J&K conspired to foil his efforts for amicable settlement with New Delhi.

September

24 Pakistan illegally merged Hunza Principality with it .

25 India reacts sharply against Pakistan annexing Hunza.

November

13 Parthasarthy and Beg signed "Agreed Conclusions" as emissaries of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.