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Historical Event on 12/25/2000

A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1919Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
12/29/1904K. V. Puttappa, famous Kannada poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Hirekodage.
4/25/1998India protests against Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at the first SAARC Information Ministers conference in Dhaka.
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.
5/20/1991A. S. L. V. was launched.
3/24/1924Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.