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Historical Event on 5/31/1970
Indira Gandhi called for international help as the civil war in Bangladesh, or East Pakistan, had turned two million people into refugees. Many of them were suffering from cholera and smallpox. The authorities of West Pakistan refused to care for them, and India couldn't afford to.
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| 8/10/1982 | Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated. |
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| 4/28/1974 | Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away. |
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| 9/19/1960 | Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan. |
| 12/5/1991 | The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India. |
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