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Historical Event on 9/27/2000

The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1932Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.
7/11/1973India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds.
4/3/1996Union Ministers P. Chidambaram and M. Arunachalam resign over the issue of revival of alliance between Cong (I) and AIADMK.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
4/12/1992M. Basavapunniah (77),Communist leader, passed away.
10/20/1999The Centre accepts the recommendations of the Backward Classes Commission on the inclusion of Jats and other backward classes (OBCs) in Rajasthan except Bharatpur and Dholpur districts.
12/1/1997At least 61 persons, including 22 women and 17 children, belonging to SC and extremely backward communities are gunned down by banned private army of feudal landlords, Ranbir Sena, at Bathe-Lakshmanpur village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
3/26/1990Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.
11/6/2000Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.
2/13/1997Deve Gowda, PM, dedicates the Rs. 3200-crore 480 MW Uri hydel project in north Kashmir to the nation.