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Historical Event on 9/11/1968

Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1834Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
5/15/1958Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
8/18/1993The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.
11/9/1977Keshavrao Bhole, great music director, passed away.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
10/29/1992Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.
12/24/1762Gopalrao defeated in the battle of Jamkhindi.
5/12/1915Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.
12/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India.