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Historical Event on 11/25/1998
Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/14/1998 | S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai. |
| 6/10/1987 | Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 12/30/1947 | India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter. |
| 11/14/2000 | Jharkhand, the 28th State of the Indian Union, comes into being and the new Governor, Prabhat Kumar, and the Chief Minister, Babulal Marandi, take office. |
| 9/3/2000 | National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai. |
| 6/15/1907 | Narayan Ganesh Goray, freedom fighter and socialist, was born at Hindala (Maharashtra). |
| 11/1/1992 | The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off. |
| 2/7/1922 | Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign. |
| 11/28/2000 | Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, launches his political outfit 'Janashakti' at a rally in New Delhi. |
| 8/1/1963 | Soviets offer India arms to block China. |
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