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Historical Event on 11/5/1999

The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1948The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
10/6/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .
2/21/1878Mother-Pondicherry, greatest world teacher, was born in Paris.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay
12/15/1976Daily newspaper ""Lokmat"" published it's first Jalgaon edit
6/23/1935Ram Kolarkar, famous marathi author and editor, was born.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.
10/2/1998Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997.
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.