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Historical Event on 2/14/2000
The Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court judgment quashing the State Government's Ashraya scheme for providing plots to the poor.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/24/1997 | Congress(I) splits in Bihar with Dr. Jagannath Mishra and Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav floating iits regional outfit, ""Bihar Jan Congress |
10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
5/21/1927 | Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra. |
6/17/1993 | K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died. |
2/20/1992 | Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away. |
6/11/1999 | India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men. |
9/14/1933 | Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India. |
1/16/1999 | Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta. |
8/25/1963 | Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, passed away. |
12/30/1935 | Lord Reading, former Viceroy and Governor General of India, died at the age of 76 at UK. |
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