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Historical Event on 12/14/1998

The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1999D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district.
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
6/16/1946Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government.
12/31/1998Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He is the 18th Air Chief Marshal.
3/5/1989Baba Prithvisingh, founder of Labour Party, passed away.
12/21/1956The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted.
11/12/1959Keshavrao Marutirao Jedhe, great leader of Harijans and farmers, passed away.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
10/6/1808Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer, innovator, chief engineer and Inspector of Machinery at the Steam Factory at Bombay and one of the dignitaries, was born.
12/27/1992The Central government decides to acquire the disputed area in Ayodhya.