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Historical Event on 8/16/1994

Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.
8/1/1992Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation.
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
6/26/1995Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.
12/28/1921Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
7/23/1988Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died.
11/14/1995Supreme Court gave patients the right to drag careless doctors to Court.
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.