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Historical Event on 12/17/2000

The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1997Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
1/24/1976Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.
1/10/1964Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta.
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
8/15/1947Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam.
10/24/1994Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
3/30/1665Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.