Portland Indian Community - PortlandIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 3/4/1994

Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
12/7/1993BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Kalyan Singh arrested in connection with Ayodhya demolition case.
11/21/1961Communist China announced a cease-fire in its border war with India and said it would withdraw its troops 12 miles behind the boundary lines that existed in 1959. China said it was making the move to end the hostilities and to implement proposals it had made in October to settle the border dispute. Before the ceasefire, Chinese troops had seized the Indian headquarters at Bomdila near Tibet and were threatening the Indian state of Assam. Faced with defeat on the border and a Chinese invasion, the Indian government said it would ""respond positively"" to the Chinese offer of a ceasef
4/16/1959Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
2/23/1952Employees Provident Fund Bill and Miscellaneous Provision Act passed in the Lok Sabha.
7/30/1992The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful.
8/15/1990GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.
6/5/1995A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.