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Historical Event on 12/4/1997

World Bank commits to Haryana a loan of $600 millions (about Rs. 2,350 crores) - largest single bank loan to any State.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1997Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah.
1/9/1997John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
10/12/1921Jayant Shridhar Tilak, great journalist, was born at Poona.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
1/16/2000P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad.
5/19/1953State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development.
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
1/7/1993The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court.