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Historical Event on 7/2/1997

Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1993Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya.
5/30/1955Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Indian Worker's Movement, passed away.
7/23/1918Saraswati Devi (Smt) Illindala, great Hindi writer, journalist and social worker, was born at Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh.
1/26/1957India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.
8/13/1956National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
2/8/1985P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
10/18/1995President's Rule imposed in UP and the State Assembly put in suspended animation.
10/29/1964Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time.