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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
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
4/14/2000The AIADMK expels senior leaders Sedapatti R. Muthiah, S. Raghupathy and Karuppusamy Pandian for ''anti-party activities''.
7/1/1821Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published.
2/23/1876Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born.
3/29/1963Siyaramsharan Gupt, great autor of Hindi language, died.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
10/28/1996Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever.
11/13/1992Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away.
10/20/1963Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala.