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Historical Event on 6/23/2000

Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1978The Lok Sabha expels Indira Gandhi from the House and sentences her to imprisonment for a term lasting its prorogation. She was released from jail on December 26.
10/15/1992Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab.
5/1/1998India and Peru sign agreements on space technology and agriculture during the visit of Indian President K. R. Narayanan there.
9/30/1996Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
11/7/1995Lukose Leelamma at Pune sets record for 10,000m (Women) in 34.33.50.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
12/17/1996Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
12/16/1994Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office.
10/6/1983Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.