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Historical Event on 1/18/1992

Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/11/1832British Parliament finally rejected to remove the appeal of Hindus puritans against Sutee abolition, as demanded by tradional orthodox Indians.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.
4/24/1994S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
9/8/1990Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity.
9/16/1995Prime Minister inducts 16 new members into his Council of Ministers and elevates three deputy ministers to the rank of Ministers of State.
7/15/1991Jagannathrao Joshi, veteran leader of Janata Party `Karnataka Kesri', died.
4/16/1992Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls.
12/10/1886Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore.
6/15/1966U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan.