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Historical Event on 1/16/1996

Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1879E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
3/4/1996India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties.
9/13/1991Churchil Alemao, former Goa CM, who was wanted under COFEPOSA, surrenders to the police in Panaji.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
10/3/1991Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died.
10/23/1999The chargesheet in Bofors case is a legal triumph, said Mr. Advani. But Congress(I) calls it as a political vendetta.
6/19/1966Shiv Sena was established.
6/23/1930The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London.
3/1/1971Central Translation Bureau was setup as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bureau undertakes translation work of manuals, codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various ministries, departments, offices of the Central Government and Undertakings, Banks etc.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.