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Historical Event on 5/13/1994
Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/14/1991 | Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died. |
| 1/17/1997 | Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs. |
| 2/16/1994 | Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away. |
| 2/13/1994 | Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence. |
| 4/12/1801 | Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab. |
| 9/6/1999 | Vyjayanthimala Bali, former Congress (I) MP, joins the BJP. |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
| 6/5/1879 | Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union Movement in India, was born at Goregaon in the Kolaba district, Maharashtra. |
| 8/23/1942 | Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur. |
| 7/24/1992 | Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune. |
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