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Historical Event on 8/18/1993

The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/23/2000Pronindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, dies of a massive heart attack at the AIIMS, New Delhi.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
9/1/1989Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.
5/12/1952Washington welcomes its first female ambassador, India's Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
1/4/1967Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.
7/29/1995Anup Jalota, famous Bhajan and Ghazal singer, was born.
7/2/1992Six new ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.