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Historical Event on 11/12/1990

Uttar Pradesh Government raises the reservation for Backward Classes in direct recruitment to State Services from 15 to 27 per cent.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1998All IAF Meteorological Sections were put on high alert from 06 Jun 98, and constant interaction with India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Mumbai and the (IMD) Centre at Ahmedabad resulted in 24 hours tracking and plotting of the cyclone, which was passed down as forecasts to Service and civil authorities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
3/25/1999Arathi Ponnappa,Former National tennis champion, called it quits from competitive tennis in Bangalore.
7/15/1920Earthquake in Delhi.
12/12/1999No transparency in judicial appointments, says Justice Kuldip Singh, retired judge of the Supreme Court.
9/19/1997Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta.
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
7/18/1992Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away.