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Historical Event on 12/5/2000

Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.
1/28/1894Anandibai Prabhakar Jayawant, famous Hindi writer, was born at Baroda.
9/22/1902Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay.
12/4/1661Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi.
9/18/1972Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%.
3/1/1818Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom.
2/3/1916Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
12/28/2000The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
2/11/1998Prof. Anil Kumar Baruah, CPI(ML) candidate for the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, is shot dead by suspected ULFA militants at Neharani.