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Historical Event on 7/3/1996

25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1995Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.
8/10/1963The Kamraj Plan.
6/30/2000The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K.
8/14/1987Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.
2/12/1742Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born.
9/3/1999India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.
5/15/1992CBI begins probe into the security scam.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
12/12/1901Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore founded the first dance school called as ""Kala Bhawan"" and established the ""Barahamacharya Ashram"", the core of Vishwa Bharati University of Shantiniketan, near Bolpur. It was formally opened on December.