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Historical Event on 10/12/2000

A Special Court sentences former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Home Minister Buta Singh to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs each in the 'JMM MPs' bribery case'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1971General Insurance nationalized.
7/8/1999The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay.
3/22/1991President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament.
12/8/1922Hari Prasad Sharma, cricket Test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Delhi.
5/4/1998India is placed on the US Special 309 watch list.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
12/26/1989Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
7/1/1968Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
11/8/1661Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months.