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Historical Event on 9/17/1998
Rabri Devi, Chief Minister of Bihar, expands the Cabinet, inducting nine ministers, even as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Soren) group formally withdraws support to her ministry.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/17/1998 | King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile. |
| 7/21/1977 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India. |
| 12/7/1989 | Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister. |
| 12/13/1999 | The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor. |
| 1/18/1968 | The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed. |
| 2/18/1871 | Vithhalbhai Javherbhai Patel, great nation lover and veteran parliament member, was born. |
| 12/6/1998 | 13th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok. |
| 12/22/1853 | Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district. |
| 1/9/1994 | Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul. |
| 10/12/1990 | Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene. |
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