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Historical Event on 2/7/1997

Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1998A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.
6/15/1991About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
8/8/1946India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
12/15/1999The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd.
9/5/1962Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.
10/6/1954Nehru declared the National Health Scheme for the entire country.
6/1/1904Four Language panel were used for Rangoon. This panel had languages namely Burmese, Urdu, Tamil and Chinese.
2/18/1911World' s first official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was made between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) on February 18, 1911.