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Historical Event on 1/10/1996

Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
8/29/1982Shree Maa Anandmayee of universal fame passed away. Her body was laid to rest at Shree Anandamayee Ashram in Kankhal.
9/24/1938Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
10/26/1928R.S.Das, a law member of the Viceroy's council, died in Calcutta.
5/27/1990Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election.
7/21/1999The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA.
4/25/2000The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case.
11/7/1936Chandrakant Devtale, famous Hindi poet, was born.