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Historical Event on 8/17/1994

Opposition ends Parliament boycott.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/200027 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine.
1/2/1943Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.
3/21/1994Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi.
3/28/1994G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi.
6/30/1997Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over.
9/2/1946Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition.
1/10/199627th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
9/17/1938Dilip Purushottam Chitre, famous Marathi poet, story writer, critic and Sahitya Academy awardee, was born.
3/1/1775Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army.
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.