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Historical Event on 3/29/1970

Union Government revises the percentage of reservation in service for SC\STs from 12.5\% to 15\%. Orders to be effective from 25 March.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1984Eigth General Elections of India began .
5/1/1902Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives.
1/6/1997Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting.
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
3/13/1989The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.
10/16/1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
8/1/1920Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published.
12/3/19843,000 people died and more than 50,000 people were badly affected when they inhaled poisonous toxic gas emission from the Union Carbide plant. This event is better known as ""the Bhopal Gas Tragedy"", the biggest industrial disaster that occured in India.
5/21/1992Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died.