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Historical Event on 3/17/2000

V.C. Pande, Bihar Governor, accords sanction to the CBI to prosecute RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in a disproportionate assets case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.
9/16/1931Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan, popularly known as George Sudarshan, was born in Kottayam, Kerala. He was a physicist of world repute.
4/1/1882Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
9/20/1996Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress.
5/23/1805Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor.
4/10/1996The marketing of Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh' in India was cleared by the Central govt.