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Historical Event on 9/18/2000
Prasar Bharati issues a notification making it compulsory for cable operators to telecast regional channels of Doordarshan on prime band, in addition to DD-1 and DD-2, in their respective states.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/3/1985 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte. |
| 3/22/2000 | P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry. |
| 3/6/1962 | Ambika Chakrovorty, great revolutionary and warrior, passed away. |
| 3/22/1964 | 200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela. |
| 9/2/1993 | Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief. |
| 1/30/1911 | Gajananrao Joshi, famous violin player and singer of ""Gwalior Gharana"", was born. |
| 4/18/1991 | Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country. |
| 2/2/1989 | France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta. |
| 12/26/1997 | Four MPs - Mr. Suresh Kalmadi from Pune, Mr. Anadi Charan Sahu from Cuttack, Mr. Mohan Delkar from Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Mr. Gopal Tandel from Daman & Diu- resign from Congress(I). |
| 7/17/1903 | Joseph, versatile author in Malyalam language and critic Butshshor, was born. |
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