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Historical Event on 3/21/2000

The 10,000 bond scheme for short-term visitors to the UK will not be applied to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, said British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Keith Vaz.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1911Gajananrao Joshi, famous violin player and singer of ""Gwalior Gharana"", was born.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
1/11/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995).
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
7/27/1941Japanese forces land in Indo-China.
7/4/1999The Indian Army recaptured Tiger Hill after a 11 hour assault, and hoisted the tricolour atop the 16,500 ft. peak.
6/30/1799Krishnaraj Bodiyar was once again declared as the King of Mysore.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
11/1/1966Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.
9/20/1942Kanak Lata Barua, a yound child who tried to host the national flag at Goupur police station in Assam with the help of 500 people, was shot by the police station incharge.