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Historical Event on 9/29/2000

The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1991Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu.
8/6/1996SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department.
9/6/1975Dularelal Bhargav, veteran writer, passed away. He was associated with 'Chand' and 'Madhuri' magazines.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.
11/18/1988Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.
1/5/1995India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
4/28/1952The war between Japan and India ended.
3/16/1995K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget.
5/23/1984Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat.