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Historical Event on 1/30/1996

Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1994Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.
2/20/1997RBI relaxes capital adequacy norms for commercial banks.
8/7/1947BEST services were started by Mumbai Mahanagarpalika.
3/27/1898Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of Modern India, passed away at Aligarh.
6/2/1988Raj Kapoor, famous film actor, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.
7/26/1923Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born.
11/19/1999New Governors for Bihar, West Bengal, Goa, Manipur and Punjab are named by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
7/1/1984Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.