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Historical Event on 1/31/1997

Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1999The Central Ministerial team led by Mr. Advani is prevented from making an on-the-spot assessment of the havoc wrecked by the super cyclone.
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
3/26/1990Sangma Ministry quits in Meghalaya. B. B. Lyngdoh is new CM.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.
10/30/1909Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay.
12/17/1974Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.
4/26/1992Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her.
9/18/2000President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
10/31/1997Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai.