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Historical Event on 1/11/1986

Union Government declares Ladakh a Scheduled Tribe area under a constitutional amendment order by the President, applying article 342 for the first time to J&K.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
9/20/1940Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born.
7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
11/13/1908Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade, former ruler and great industrialist, was born.
11/27/1998India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.
7/3/1987The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country.
5/7/1973The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
10/18/1879Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India.
12/17/1961Provocative action against our nationals in the vicinity of Anjadip Island and Portugal's belligerent attitude to the problems of its colonial possessions in this country, resulted in the Government of India's decision to liberate Goa, Daman and Diu. Operations were launched at night.