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Historical Event on 6/1/1997

New postal rates effective; post card-25 p, inland letter-Re.1, envelope-Rs.2 and Registration-Rs.10.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
1/1/1989This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
11/21/1991R. Nagarajan, former Tamil Nadu Home Secretary, arrested for harbouring LTTE militants.
9/21/1995Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
9/9/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrived in Seoul for a three-day visit.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
4/6/1966Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
9/20/1857British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers.