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Historical Event on 1/18/1997

Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1938Vijay Laxman Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17), was born in Amritsar.
8/29/1992Eco-mark introduced in Indian market to distinguish eco-friendly products, .
6/30/1817Dadabhai Navroji, veteran leader and industrialist, died.
1/1/1897Girja Dayal Girish, great poet and writer, was born at Saraiyan Mahipat Singh, U.P.
4/30/1999Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant.
10/11/1993CBI files chargesheet against stock-broker Hiten Dalal and 3 others for defrauding Canbank Mutual Fund over Rs.102 crore.
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.
6/3/1844Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born.
9/3/1767Colonel Smith was defeated in the battle of Changama that took place between the combined forces of Nizam and Hyder Ali and the British army. This was the first war of Mysore. The British concluded a humiliating peace with Hyder Ali of Mysore.
8/15/1942Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.