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Historical Event on 1/17/1997

Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.
9/26/1998Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
7/20/1957India's biggest sheet-glass manufacturing factory formally opened in Hazaribagh, Bihar.
1/31/1997INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
1/16/1995India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
11/14/1967Kanakaiya Nayudu Colonel Cottari , cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), passed away at Indore.