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Historical Event on 6/7/2000

Telecom Commission approves the free phone bonanza for all telecom employees announced by the Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1929Dr. Hemant Vishnu Inamdar, thesis writer and editor, was born.
7/3/1987The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
1/11/1994Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy.
11/3/1997Vice President Krishan Kant presents India's 3-point 'South's positive agenda' at G-15 meet at Kuala Lumpur to ensure a fair deal in the process of globalisation.
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.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
12/5/1872Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar.
10/14/1999Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan.