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Historical Event on 2/23/1997
176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.

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6/2/1955	A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak.
1/8/1968	The Official Languages Act, 1963 was amended. Accordingly, a provision was made in Section 3 (4) of the Act of the effect that employees of the Union Government proficient either in Hindi or in English may carry out their work effectively and that their interests may no be adversely affected merely because they are not proficient in both the languages. According to Section 3 (5), it is necessary for bringing to an end the use of English language for the Official purposes of the union that resolutions to this effect are passed by the legislatures of the states (i.e. states where Hindi is not the Official Language) and after considring these resolutions, a resolution is passed by both the houses of the Parliament to put an end to the use of English language.
7/13/1999	Militants attack the residential complex of Border Security Force (BSF) in Madar village near Bandipur and take 12 persons as hostages after killing four.
6/23/1993	RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%.
3/25/1609	Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
12/26/1991	Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.
5/19/1982	Elections for Assemblies held in West Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.
8/10/1942	Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police.
7/11/1994	Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
5/5/1972	Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away.

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Historical Event on 2/23/1997 176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.

Historical Event on 2/23/1997
176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.