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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
6/22/1994L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died.
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
1/1/1926Mohammad Abdul Hye, educationist, was born at Alitangani, (Nowgong).
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.
3/10/1999Lok Sabha approves the Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999, by a voice vote.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
11/14/1955Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President.
10/1/1993Two more Election Commissioners appointed.