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Historical Event on 3/14/1997

Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1910Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab.
9/29/1994Cable Television Regulation Ordinance issued.
3/17/1882Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern Marathi language, passed away.
1/5/1952U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.
12/19/2000A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
11/24/1998Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).
6/1/1998Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre.