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Historical Event on 11/25/1998

Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1895Surendra Singh Majithia, great industrialist, was born.
10/2/1979Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.
1/1/1992Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .
3/15/1908Police shoot four people in rioting.
8/15/1994At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag.
3/18/1948Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.
12/1/1993World AIDS day.
5/26/1885Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.