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Historical Event on 7/23/1996

R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1788Ghulam Kadir, the infamous son of Jabita Khan, conquered Delhi.
10/15/1888Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.
8/9/1966Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.
3/20/1970Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj.
10/15/1961Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', famous Hindi poet, writer, editor, social worker and litterateur, died in Allahabad.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
2/24/1996Guru Arjun Dev, Sikh Guru, was born.
9/23/1903Yusuf Meherali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born.
11/3/1997India presents G-15 with agenda for a fair deal in Kuala Lumpur. India calls upon Group of 15 developing countries to ""build convergences among nations and encourage G-7 to pursue structured and issue-based dialogue with us'
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.