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Historical Event on 8/22/2000

Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1989A majority of opposition members in the Lok Sabha resign on the issue of CAG report on the Bofors gun deal.
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.
5/10/1909Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
1/1/1988On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.
11/22/1915Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.
11/22/1915Firuz Shah Bahmani died.
12/14/2000The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.