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Historical Event on 2/14/1996

Supreme Court orders CBI probe into a housing scam in which 8,700 govt. houses were allotted out-of-turn.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
3/21/1994Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
5/7/2000Ranjit Singh Gill, one of the prime accused in the murder of Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali, who was the daughter of the late President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on July 31, 1985, was extradited to Delhi from the US to stand trial in the case.
7/6/1960The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960.
4/26/1945Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras.
7/1/1997The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
3/16/1832Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.
1/27/1974President V. V. Giri inaugurated the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and it was opened for public at Teen Murti House, New Delhi.