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Historical Event on 3/22/1997
Deshabhimani daily, official organ of CPI (M), launches its 5th edition from Kottayam, Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/29/1970 | Union Government revises the percentage of reservation in service for SC\STs from 12.5\% to 15\%. Orders to be effective from 25 March. |
| 5/15/1958 | Gift Tax Act was introduced. |
| 2/9/1989 | Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident. |
| 11/18/1997 | US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrives in New Delhi. Ms. Albright said she raised the 'all-important issue of terrorism' with Pakistan's top leadership. |
| 1/16/1995 | India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b. |
| 8/18/1896 | Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"". |
| 4/18/1956 | India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon and Pakistan meet in New Delhi to reaffirm their faith in Bandung Principles. |
| 8/2/1994 | Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions. |
| 4/3/1912 | M. Varadarajan, educationist and author, was born at Tirupattur. |
| 10/4/1986 | Helicoptor Corporation of India established. |
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