New England Indian Community - NewEnglandIndians.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 6/18/1989

India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1922Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG Test for India 1948), was born in Darkati, Punjab.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
3/25/1916S. M. Pandit, famous painter, was born.
3/23/1940All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan.
4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
6/18/1988V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
3/3/1939Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.
1/17/1908Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born.