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Historical Event on 8/29/1998

Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
6/3/1930George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
11/29/1994M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission.
5/24/1992D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away.
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
1/11/1994Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy.
3/9/1951Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.
6/29/2000The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties.