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Historical Event on 3/2/1994

Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/30/1879Shri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), modern Hindu Advaita renaissance saint of Maharshi Research Institute, philosopher and yogi, was born in Tiruchuzhi near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
7/15/1969Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement he was appointed as the Ambassador in Switzerland.
11/3/1997India presents G-15 with agenda for a fair deal in Kuala Lumpur. India calls upon Group of 15 developing countries to ""build convergences among nations and encourage G-7 to pursue structured and issue-based dialogue with us'
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).
10/1/1990Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations.
4/16/1976The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
11/18/1978Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away.
11/27/1999BJP recaptures the Jaipur Civic body posts by winning 49 out of 70 seats.
1/16/1919Nasikrao Khantadu Tirpude, former Duputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
1/27/1931Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.