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Historical Event on 8/20/1998

The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1945Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
7/29/1993Two bills seeking to delink religion from politics and to empower the EC to debar parties with religious names introduced in Lok Sabha.
3/26/1990Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns.
5/9/1992Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
7/29/1998The Pratapsingh Rane Ministry in Goa is dismissed. The Governor instals Dr. Wilfred Desouza as Chief Minister.
10/13/1991PM Rao leaves for Harare to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.
5/29/1972Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away.
4/21/1805Defitiniv treaty between Anandrao Gaikwad and Britishers.
8/22/1993V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes.