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Historical Event on 3/8/2000

The Gujarat Government withdraws its January 3 notification, thus reimposing the ban on its employees from participating in RSS activities.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1981Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricketer (two Tests for India, 29 runs & 0/13), died.
2/17/1907Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
3/11/1994The Supreme Court upholds sacking of BJP Governments; Balasaheb Deoras quits as RSS Chief; Rajendra Singh alias Rajju Bhaiya to succeed.
8/25/1994Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52.
7/6/1998Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
4/9/1893Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, politician, professor and Hindi writer, was born at Pandaha, Azamgarh.
12/25/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).