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Historical Event on 7/11/1998

The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
11/12/1954Bharat Reddy, cricket wicket-keeper (India 1979), was born in Madras.
10/9/1964K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party.
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
4/8/1887Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, famous Gujrati litterateur critic, poet and story writer, was born.
12/11/1990T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.