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Historical Event on 1/1/1997

30-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1789Ramshastri Prabhune, justice of Peshwa kingdom, died.
12/21/1788Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
8/6/1962Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes.
7/26/2000The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC.
9/6/1995New broad gauge train ""Palace on Wheels"" started between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
1/23/1960Laxmi Narayan Garde, famous journalist related to ""Venkateshwar Samachar"", ""Bangawasi"", ""Bharat Mitra"" and ""Navjeevan"" newspapers, passed away.
2/14/1922Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
4/6/1968Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant.
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.