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Historical Event on 6/5/1993

Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1907Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born.
5/8/1906Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.
7/5/1992Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories.
10/15/1996Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives.
3/12/1930Mahatma Gandhi started Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad to break salt law. This march stretched of 375 km. was covered in 26 days with 78 followers. The whole of India joined the campaign to boycott foreign goods and refused to pay taxes. Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan or Frontier Gandhi started Khudai Kidmatgar movement in the North-West Frontier. The Government went back to its brutal force and about 90,000 people were imprisoned within a year. In Peshawar, the Gharwal regiment refused to shoot a demonstrator. In Nagaland Rani Gaidilita, a 13 year old girl raised the flag against the Britishers and was put into life imprisonment in 1932. Nehru hearing this uttered A day will come when India will remember her and Cherish her. She was released after Independence.
10/9/1996PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14.
12/17/1961Provocative action against our nationals in the vicinity of Anjadip Island and Portugal's belligerent attitude to the problems of its colonial possessions in this country, resulted in the Government of India's decision to liberate Goa, Daman and Diu. Operations were launched at night.
8/2/1942Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
5/22/1997At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.