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Historical Event on 5/13/2000

The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1974Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
10/12/1993National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
11/21/1961Communist China announced a cease-fire in its border war with India and said it would withdraw its troops 12 miles behind the boundary lines that existed in 1959. China said it was making the move to end the hostilities and to implement proposals it had made in October to settle the border dispute. Before the ceasefire, Chinese troops had seized the Indian headquarters at Bomdila near Tibet and were threatening the Indian state of Assam. Faced with defeat on the border and a Chinese invasion, the Indian government said it would ""respond positively"" to the Chinese offer of a ceasef
8/26/1997Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K.
6/4/1997Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan.
2/20/1999India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service.