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Historical Event on 1/18/1942

Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1966India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
6/2/1992The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.
11/6/1993First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
7/7/1997Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur.
4/2/1954Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons.
12/14/1931Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.