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Historical Event on 8/8/2000

The Government appoints Air Marshal P. Rajkumar to head the court of enquiry to probe the Alliance Air crash near Patna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1913Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.
1/4/1940Shrikant Sinkar, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
10/20/198121-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
11/6/1913Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of Indian Passive Resistance Movement, was arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa by British troops.
3/4/1996King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit.
3/22/2000INSAT-3B launched.
7/20/1998Mr. Jaswant Singh, Prime Minister's special envoy, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discuss nuclear non-proliferation and security-related issues in New Delhi.
8/29/1947A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.