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Historical Event on 12/5/2000

Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1972Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli.
9/25/1984Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
5/20/1987G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away.
1/27/1999P. Krishnamurthy, former Indian wicketkeeper, died in Hyderabad following a cardiac arrest.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.
11/24/1999India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.