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Historical Event on 9/16/2000

In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1899Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
4/27/1705Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
11/13/1993The Indian hospital and aviation was operational immediately. The Indian contingent formally took charge of the responsibility of the capital city of Mogadishu.
9/14/199778 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh.
2/26/1996Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM.
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".
6/7/2000Telecom Commission approves the free phone bonanza for all telecom employees announced by the Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.