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26 March - India on this day24 events

1992

Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced.

#money#general26-March-1992
1918

Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore.

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1969

Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.

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1996

The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it.

#religion#general26-March-1996
1972

The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.

#meeting26-March-1972
1997

Russia agrees to help India in developing a state-of-the-art integrated air defence system, even as the two agree to carry military cooperation into the 21st century during the visit of Prime Minister Deve Gowda.

#meeting#politics26-March-1997
1931

New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.

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1980

Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).

#general26-March-1980
1999

14 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.

#general26-March-1999
1989

Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'.

#science26-March-1989
1969

Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize.

#award26-March-1969
1987

Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.

#sports26-March-1987
1996

Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket.

#sports26-March-1996
1999

Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.

#sports26-March-1999
1938

Laxminath Bezbarua, great littearateur of modern Assamia language, passed away.

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1990

Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.

#death26-March-1990
1977

Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.

#politics26-March-1977
1991

Chautala loses majority after the disqualification of three Janata Dal (S) members. Janata Party merges with Janata Dal (S).

#politics26-March-1991
1990

Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns.

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1990

Sangma Ministry quits in Meghalaya. B. B. Lyngdoh is new CM.

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1992

Accord with Bangladesh on Tin Bigha.

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1993

Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao.

#politics26-March-1993
1997

Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.

#politics26-March-1997
1942

Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi.

#women26-March-1942