Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Chronicle/1993


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Feb 29, 2012, 1:46:34 PM (12 years ago)
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  • Chronicle/1993

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     1''''1993: Key Events''' 
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     3* Communal violence spreads in Bombay and Ahmedabad, with the Bombay death toll in the aftermath of the Ayodhya riots rising to 550.  
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     5* The movie star Sanjay Dutt is arrested under the TADA Act. The Government of India decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendations, providing for 27% reserva- tion for socially and educationally backward castes in the Central Services.  
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     7* The Hazratbal mosque in Kashmir is taken over by terrorists.  
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     9* The Latur earthquake obliterates over 40 villages in Maharashtra. 
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     11* Bill to regulate Cable TV introduced in the Lok Sabha.  
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     13* Five more Doordarshan channels are launched. Murdoch’s STAR-TV acquires 49.9% shares in the ZEE-TV network.  
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     15* Controversy over the ‘Choli ke peeche’ song in Subhash Ghai’s Khalnayak.