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Historical Event on 11/8/1999

The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1963The Kamraj Plan.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
9/13/1997Grieving India lays to rest Mother Teresa in state funeral in Calcutta in which pomp and splendour is combined with religious rites.
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
12/11/1780Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay.
6/20/1995B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).
6/30/1999India reiterates that any talks will resume only after Pakistan's unconditional withdrawal from Kargil. Meanwhile Indian Army continues to attack the Tiger Hill area and captures two positions in close proximity to Jubar features. The Election Commission says that Lok Sabha polls will be held as per schedule.
3/5/1961Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away.