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Historical Event on 12/24/1998

A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/1996Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed.
6/6/1996Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan PM, gives green signal for opening up trade with India.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
7/28/1912Ramchandra Gondo Ginde, famous neuro surgeon, was born.
2/12/1997Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for third time.
10/14/1910Further unrest took place in Lhasa, Tibet, following the arrest of Dalai Lama's agent by the Chinese on the Chinese frontier with India.
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.
9/1/1956Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.
6/15/1960Bardwan University was established in West Bengal.
3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.