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Historical Event on 1/3/1917

Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born.

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6/4/1926Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
9/25/1993Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General.
11/2/190850 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy.
2/25/1903Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
9/18/1972Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%.
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.
6/7/2000Telecom Commission approves the free phone bonanza for all telecom employees announced by the Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
1/30/1996The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996.
6/11/1998Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand.