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Historical Event on 5/17/2000

The Union Cabinet clears a proposal for setting up a new appellate tribunal for foreign exchange following the repeal of the FERA and the enactment of FEMA in its place.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1995National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India.
3/10/1969Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union.
10/4/1972Raman Vijayan, Indian soccer (Football) player, was born in Kandramanikam at Pasumpon, Tamil Nadu.
11/8/1831Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
3/21/1934Buta Singh, former Home Minister of India, was born.
7/14/1997India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.
2/9/1989Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident.
5/28/1988The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.