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Historical Event on 8/22/2000
Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/23/1768 | Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam. |
| 11/20/1947 | Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi. |
| 6/20/1921 | Tilak University was established. |
| 6/20/1921 | Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"". |
| 10/26/1928 | R.S.Das, a law member of the Viceroy's council, died in Calcutta. |
| 8/4/1993 | Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died. |
| 11/16/1995 | Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras. |
| 4/7/1935 | Shankar Abaji Bhise, famous Indian scientist, died. |
| 7/31/1919 | Hemchandra ""Hemu"" Ramchandra Adhikari, cricketer (right-handed batsman 1947-59), was born in Baroda. |
| 10/24/1955 | Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra. |
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