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Historical Event on 3/11/1963
First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory.

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4/12/1978	India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".
4/5/1984	Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
3/1/1996	Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case.
7/11/1973	India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds.
9/22/1996	Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period.
3/1/1987	A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".
10/20/1920	Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919.
6/23/1984	An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
2/18/1905	Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India.
9/1/1998	Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.

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Historical Event on 3/11/1963 First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory.

Historical Event on 3/11/1963
First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory.