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Historical Event on 10/18/2000

Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
5/4/1832Darpan', a fortnightly magazine started publishing as a weekly.
1/8/1981India all out for 63 runs in one-day international vs Australia.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
3/10/1959Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away.