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Historical Event on 5/25/1996
Kathapurushan' wins best film national award.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/6/2000 | Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai. |
| 8/14/1942 | Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts. |
| 12/14/1901 | Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder. |
| 11/24/1988 | Mizoram became the first Lok Sabha member. |
| 12/12/1996 | India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water. |
| 6/8/1998 | A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out. |
| 4/12/1992 | M. Basavapunniah (77),Communist leader, passed away. |
| 7/5/1996 | Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party. |
| 12/6/1931 | Bengal Congress to boycott British goods. |
| 10/11/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. |
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