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Historical Event on 6/29/2000

The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1920Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement.
6/6/1969Sunil Bandacharya Joshi, cricketer (Indian Test left-arm spinner 1996), was born in Gadag.
5/30/1826The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
8/1/1990Devi Lal, Dy. PM, dropped from Union Cabinet following wild charges he made against colleagues in an interview with the 'Illustrated Weekly'.
2/22/1997India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement.
4/21/1659Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Saint Samarth Ramdas Swami.
12/8/1992World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'.
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
1/5/1985Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.