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Historical Event on 11/1/1996

K.L. Chugh and J.N. Sapru, former chairmen of ITC, remanded to custody in connection with FERA violation case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/25/1998India protests against Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at the first SAARC Information Ministers conference in Dhaka.
5/5/1986Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.
1/19/1992Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.
6/17/1756Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21.
12/14/1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.
10/30/1928Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai.
8/15/1918Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born.
4/8/1887Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, famous Gujrati litterateur critic, poet and story writer, was born.
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.