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Historical Event on 1/18/1997

Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
1/2/1993Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya.
3/31/1998T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99).
3/17/1955Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products.
7/3/1975Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
7/10/1997Fijian Senate approves new Constitution that removes radical restrictions on political power of Indian community, which makes up almost half the population.
8/18/1800Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
11/1/1966Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.
2/6/1827Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years.