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Historical Event on 6/1/1997

New postal rates effective; post card-25 p, inland letter-Re.1, envelope-Rs.2 and Registration-Rs.10.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.
5/31/1997Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
11/27/1778Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon.
10/6/1983Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.
7/11/1964M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel.
1/1/1986Fourth Pay Commission implemented.
3/10/1998B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
7/2/1938Chandra K. N. Patel was born at Baramati near Pune. In 1974, he was the youngest scientist to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. Besides, he is the recipient of the Ballantine Medal, The Worykin Award and The lamme Medal. Chandra K. N. Patel is the Executive Director of one of the divisions of the AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA.