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Historical Event on 12/14/2000

The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/25/1989Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
12/11/1929Subhash Pandharinath ""Fergie"" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner), was born in Bom
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
7/11/1832British Parliament finally rejected to remove the appeal of Hindus puritans against Sutee abolition, as demanded by tradional orthodox Indians.
11/22/1899Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Tentuliguma village, Koraput district.
12/30/1993Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress.
8/18/1920Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding.
11/12/1990Uttar Pradesh Government raises the reservation for Backward Classes in direct recruitment to State Services from 15 to 27 per cent.