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Historical Event on 3/31/1997

Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1878Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination.
11/1/1966Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
4/1/1954French settlements in India pass under Indian control.
7/29/1997India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme.
8/11/1997Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
7/19/1925Dinesh Singh, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Kalakankar (U.P).
1/27/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.
3/16/1995K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget.
12/23/1912Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast.