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Historical Event on 9/18/2000

Prasar Bharati issues a notification making it compulsory for cable operators to telecast regional channels of Doordarshan on prime band, in addition to DD-1 and DD-2, in their respective states.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1992Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India.
4/15/1946The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
5/21/1990Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
1/11/1986Union Government declares Ladakh a Scheduled Tribe area under a constitutional amendment order by the President, applying article 342 for the first time to J&K.
1/20/1993Karnataka ministry expanded to include 27 more members; S.M. Krishna made Dy. CM.
3/7/1956A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India.