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Historical Event on 7/24/1996
Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/3/1998 | India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology. |
| 10/6/1862 | Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862. |
| 8/21/1931 | Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 7/3/1908 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers. |
| 8/15/2000 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"". |
| 5/19/1979 | Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away. |
| 2/10/1910 | Smt. Durga Bhagwat, veteran Marathi writer, was born. |
| 4/7/1998 | Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India. |
| 1/29/1997 | Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai. |
| 9/12/1899 | Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born. |
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