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Historical Event on 4/1/1997

Govt. clarifies it is illegal to carry a child on a two-wheeler in addition to a pillion rider.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1924Ashutosh Mukerjee, famous educationalist, passed away in Dumraon at Bihar .
8/17/1986In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
4/12/1993Indian ship MV Vishva-Mohini sinks off Spain, 33 killed.
9/14/1893Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) started.
10/15/1888Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.
10/21/1997RBI de-regulates deposit rates, reduces CRR and Bank Rate (from 10\% to 9) and allows banks to have two sets of Prime Lending Rates.
3/19/1944Azad Hind Fauj hoisted the National Flag for the first time in North East India. On this event Bimal Roy produced the film 'Pehla Aadmi'.
12/6/1929British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.
11/1/1967Old Punjab, after first partition in 1947, was again seperated into two new states of Punjab and Haryana on linguistic basis, and Chandigarh became a Union Territory.
8/23/1994Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99).