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Historical Event on 1/29/1780

Hicky's Bengal Gazette, the first news paper in India, was published in English in Calcutta .

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4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
4/2/1970Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.
7/30/1992The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful.
2/28/1927Krishan Kant, vice President of India and former Young Turk, was born at Kot Mohd. Khan, district Amritsar, Punjab.
4/17/1998BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes.
9/13/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
5/20/1776Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away.
3/15/1997Lok Sabha passes Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 1997.