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Historical Event on 8/12/1991

Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
11/12/1990Uttar Pradesh Government raises the reservation for Backward Classes in direct recruitment to State Services from 15 to 27 per cent.
2/20/1994Government makes the first appointment under 27\% reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central Services and Public Sector Undertaking.
3/3/1997Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi.
3/26/1997Russia agrees to help India in developing a state-of-the-art integrated air defence system, even as the two agree to carry military cooperation into the 21st century during the visit of Prime Minister Deve Gowda.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
3/2/1933Anandji, famous music director, was born.
1/18/1995Kumble takes 16-99 in a match for Karnataka vs Kerala.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.