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Historical Event on 1/17/1997

Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1985Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
2/17/1992S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.
2/7/2000Kamaluddin Ahmed, former APCC(I) president and four times Congress MP, joins the BJP.
12/1/1990Vijayalaxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician, passed away at the age of 90 years.
5/3/1997Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
6/6/1891Vanktesh Iyengar Masti, famous Kannad poet, story writer, novelist, playwright and critic, was born.