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Historical Event on 11/25/1998
Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana. |
| 8/10/1986 | Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
| 8/10/1986 | Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India. |
| 2/5/2000 | A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities. |
| 5/14/1954 | President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government. |
| 11/15/1988 | Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet. |
| 1/23/1954 | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India. |
| 9/23/1983 | Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope. |
| 2/13/1969 | Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna. |
| 10/14/1998 | Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel. |
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