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Historical Event on 7/14/1992

The Lok Sabha passes a bill seeking to confer on the President the powers of the Legislature of J&K.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1995Statute Bill, a constitutional amendment bill, introduced in Lok Sabha to extend reservation in jobs and in promotion for SCs and STs.
4/10/1999Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (87), patriarch of Malayalam fiction, died at his ancestral village at Sankaramangalam in Thakazhi village.
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.
12/5/199156 JD MLA's belonging to V.P. Singh faction elect a new leader in UP.
5/18/1973A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'.
5/18/1973Firuz Shah Bahmani died.
8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
5/11/1888Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.