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Historical Event on 7/25/1997

Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
1/18/1906Nirupam Chandra Ganguli, criminal lawyer and sportsman, was born at Bhagalpur.
3/27/1991Chautala recommends Assembly dissolution.
1/20/1957First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.
10/5/1990Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died.
1/30/1959Uranium Metal Project started producing Uranium at Trombay, Mumbai.
10/12/1967National Conference, the Working Committee of Jammu and Kashmir, unanimously passed the proposal to a permanent merger of the state with India.
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
6/6/1990GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.