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Historical Event on 12/8/1999

Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1980Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
2/4/1910New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest.
11/24/1969Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab.
10/16/1999Congress (I)-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine is invited to form the Government in Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh to be sworn in as Chief Minister.
7/17/1948Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service.
8/6/1989Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour.
5/25/1995Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha.
9/10/199587 of the 180 members of the newly constituted JAAC assume office.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.