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Historical Event on 4/6/1968

Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1994Aishwarya Rai, selected 'Miss World' at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa .
4/30/1947The entire nation is stirred by religious strife.
9/1/1998Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
4/16/1993The Supreme Court stays the operation of M.P. High Court's order quashing President's rule in the state.
1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
11/18/1999Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir.
2/18/1975Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away.
8/20/1979Indian premier Charan Singh resigns.
12/9/1997Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal.