Portland Indian Community - PortlandIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 12/11/1926

Kamala Kant Pandey was born at Varanasi. He was the first Indian agriculture graduate to win the London Exhibition Scholarship. He was elected fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1966. In 1975, he made the discovery of a ""revolutionary technique in plant breeding

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/1999The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet.
12/13/1989Kashmiri militants release the daughter of Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as five of their comrades freed from prison.
2/4/1910New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest.
9/21/1997I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.
9/6/1990Prasar Bharti' bill passed in Parliament.
1/17/1992Shankar Ramchandra (Mamrao Date), veteran journalist, passed away.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
9/5/1990Rajya Sabha approves the Prasar Bharati Bill rejecting by voice vote three motions moved by the Congress(I) to refer the Bill to a joint select committee.
6/14/1992Tin Bigha activists lathi-charged in the Tin Bigha corridor in Coochbehar.
3/16/1986Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.