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Historical Event on 1/26/1997
Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/23/1986 | B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989. |
11/29/1928 | Krishnaji Narayan Aathaly, great Marathi litterateur and editor, passed away. |
6/23/1990 | Harindranath Chatopadhyay, famous poet, actor and former member of Parliament, passed away. |
4/29/1924 | Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born. |
3/29/1849 | Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar. |
2/10/1921 | Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth. |
4/4/1991 | Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel JD (Gujarat)-to contest the elections with poll understanding with Congress (I). |
8/19/1910 | Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala. |
1/24/1995 | Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party. |
9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, addresses UN General Assembly, stakes India's claim to UN Security Council seat. |
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