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Historical Event on 9/17/1998

Rabri Devi, Chief Minister of Bihar, expands the Cabinet, inducting nine ministers, even as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Soren) group formally withdraws support to her ministry.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1990Dr. M. Channa Reddy resigned as Andhra Pradesh CM.
9/18/1992M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.
7/12/1996Ram Vilas Paswan presents railway budget 96-97 with 10\% hike in freight and upper class journeys.
4/15/1947The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence.
6/13/2000Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, announces a one-time settlement of outstanding loans below Rs. 10 crores in a move aimed at ridding the public sector banks of Rs. 51,000 crores of bad loans.
8/8/1955Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.
9/29/1932Hamid Dalwai, Muslim social reformer, was born.
12/10/1998Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London.
11/12/1996Over 350 people die in mid-air collision in Bhiwani district, Haryana.