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Historical Event on 8/13/1997

Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1980Coal Mine Worker's Day established.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
8/5/1999The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
3/6/1995Arun Tamhankar, great journalist, died.
12/25/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS.
3/31/1930Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva.
1/6/1948Security Council takes up India's complaint charging Pakistan with aggression in Kashmir.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.
6/7/1974Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999.