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Historical Event on 11/5/1999

The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
12/11/1990Naresh Chandra was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1992
1/10/1959Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
12/20/1969Nihalsingh Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Dehli and Governor of Rajasthan, died.
7/24/1932Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan was established for the service of the sick and humanitarian activities.
1/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer and President of All India, passed away.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
2/18/1836Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa(1836-86), was born early morning in Kamarpukur village in Hooghly district, West Bengal. His real name was Gadadhar Chatterji. He was God-intoxicated Bengali Shakta saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda. He exemplified the bhakti dimension of 'Shakta Universalism'.
9/3/1995Ram Jethmalani (lawyer and MP) launches a new party, Bharatiya Lok Panchayat, to rid the country of its evils.