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Historical Event on 4/18/1970

Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
9/4/1927World fliers reach Karachi, India.
6/11/1999India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
5/13/1998World Bank cancels India donors meet.
9/25/1922Shri Nath Pai, freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament, was born in Konkan region of Maharashtra.
1/19/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
7/5/1992Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
9/2/1992Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed.