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Historical Event on 3/21/1993

The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1975Hindi Post Guards was established by Government.
1/30/1997Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed.
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
4/1/1930Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified.
1/12/2000Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000.
7/22/1991Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.
8/2/1885Poet Siyaram Saran Gupt, brother of national poet Maithilysharan Gupt, was born.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
10/20/1919Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
3/9/1951Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.