Boston Indian Community - BostonIndian.net
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 9/24/1999

India's Krishnan Sasikiran and China's Wang Yu bagged the boys' and girl's titles respectively in the Asian Junior Chess championship in Vung Tau City, Vietnam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1996RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.
12/20/1992BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.
5/11/1995In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.
5/9/1992Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
8/18/1990President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.
1/29/1976Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.