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Historical Event on 10/12/2000

A Special Court sentences former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Home Minister Buta Singh to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs each in the 'JMM MPs' bribery case'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1990Saroj Mukherjee, WB's CPI(M) secretary, died.
12/6/1990VHP-sponsored 'karseva' in Ayodhya passes off peacefully.
6/15/1990Punjab Government returned gold and other valuables seized from Golden Temple during the 1984 Blue Star operation to SGPC.
6/22/1991M. Karunanidhi, DMK President, resigned from the Assembly.
4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
4/29/1936Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India.
8/28/1994Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
3/1/1955Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw.