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Historical Event on 10/24/1997

Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1978Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985.
7/6/1998Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja.
6/22/1944British 14th army frees Imphal, Assam.
8/15/1995P.V Narasimha Rao introduces the mid-day meal scheme for the primary school children under the Central Government Welfare Programme.
5/9/1996J. Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu CM, resigns.
2/16/1896Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
12/10/1907Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature.
4/16/1997G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.
10/31/1920Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay.