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Historical Event on 9/16/1997

General Manager of Tata Tea remanded to judicial custody on charges of abetting and aiding ULFA.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1917Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
4/28/1996EC orders re-polling in 69 booths in four states.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
2/1/1894Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born.
9/10/1887Govind Ballabh Pant was born in village Khunt, Almora District, U.P. He served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was as outstanding parliamentary figure of his days. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
4/17/1675Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
6/5/1993Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh.