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Historical Event on 2/24/1994

Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1945Shri Rashbehari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away at Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 60.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).
8/15/1947Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
3/19/1999The banned Maoist Communist Centre kills 34 Bhumihars at Senari village in Jehanabad district in Bihar.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
4/27/1907Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers.
4/1/1997Govt. clarifies it is illegal to carry a child on a two-wheeler in addition to a pillion rider.
4/17/1990Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.
12/24/1998A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.