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Historical Event on 1/24/1995

3,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
1/8/1927Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.
7/6/1944Mahatama Gandhi was for the first time addressed as 'Father of Nation'.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
8/2/1919Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born.
5/14/1999Gurucharan Singh Tohra is expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal.
11/2/1950India rebukes Mao for invasion of Tibet.
8/25/1990GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.
6/28/1924Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.