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Historical Event on 3/25/1996
31st Gyanpith award presented to M.T. Vasudevan Nair at Trivandrum by Dr. Karan Singh.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/15/1942 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace. |
9/17/1899 | First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa. |
9/7/1999 | India rejects Pakistan demand for a East Timor type of referendum in Kashmir. |
9/11/1913 | Waman Ganesh Talwalkar, Marathi journalist and story writer, was born. |
1/17/1999 | Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta. |
7/31/1991 | Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
1/31/1997 | Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5). |
11/29/1999 | Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case. |
10/18/2000 | Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, announces relief for phone users. New links to cost Rs. 2,000 in urban areas and Rs. 500 in rural areas. |
5/15/1873 | The proposal to dissolve East India Company was passed in England. |
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