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Historical Event on 3/7/1996

Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1941Japanese forces land in Indo-China.
4/6/1664Abraham Shipmen died without taking charge of Bombay Islands from Portuguese.
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
12/9/1999Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
7/27/19987 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir.
4/8/1997Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
5/13/1648Redfort construction was completed