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Historical Event on 1/25/2000

The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
10/24/1827Viceroy Lord Rippan (1880-1884) was born
12/28/1926Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service.
12/16/1992The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents.
5/17/19764 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak.
4/24/1942Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41.
8/3/1993Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha.
12/19/1995Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal.
12/4/1998Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions.
2/23/1908Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.