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Historical Event on 8/6/1996

SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1997Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore.
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
10/26/1995India decides to go ahead with Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in the wake of US stand to supply $370 million arms package to Pakistan.
5/11/1965The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.
12/4/1888Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born.
6/4/1941National Seva Dal was established.
8/2/1922Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born.
5/20/1878Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away.
2/12/1794Alijabahadar Mahadaji Shinde passed away.