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Historical Event on 10/25/1999

Pramod Mahajan, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, says, ""No objection to Bofors discussion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1991Norberto Carvalho, vetern freedom fighter of Goa freedom fight, passed away.
10/15/1921Gul Muhammad, cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman), was born in Lahore.
5/20/1940Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.
11/12/1990Uttar Pradesh Government raises the reservation for Backward Classes in direct recruitment to State Services from 15 to 27 per cent.
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
5/10/1992Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi.
6/6/1916Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
5/11/1626Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.