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Historical Event on 12/16/1999

Likhiram Karve, Madhya Pradesh's Minister for Transport, is hacked to death by naxalites.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/20/1991Simultaneous polls in Tamil Nadu.
7/7/1948Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.
9/9/1944Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan.
3/17/1994Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants.
1/18/1997SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances.
10/26/1935Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.