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Historical Event on 1/8/1996

Maharashtra government clears Enron Dhabol power project at a tariff of Rs. 1.86 per unit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
5/9/1996J. Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu CM, resigns.
12/14/1955Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay.
2/1/1992Mohan Choty, comedy film actor, passed away.
7/25/1961Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961.
1/1/1932Publication of Marathi Newspaper 'Sakal' started.
10/28/1991Chruchill Alemao of Goa set free by court.
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.