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Historical Event on 5/1/1998

The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1729Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
2/24/1995Rishang Keishing (Cong-I) sworn in as the 15th CM of Manipur.
12/9/1873Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building.
4/24/1996SC holds that bank managers acting beyond their authority in allowing overdrafts and passing cheques would be amounted to committing misconduct.
10/20/1920Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
6/28/1995Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.
3/22/1999Punjab men, Railway women emerged National basketball champions in Jaipur.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay