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Historical Event on 5/10/1999

Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1993JD (A)'s Ajit Singh pegs his group's support to government on PM's appearance before the JPC.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
1/21/1994India and Myanmar decide to open border trade.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
5/27/1930India's major cities are seething with unrest following the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and thousands of his followers in the campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. Civil unrest in Bombay, where at least six were killed and sixty injured.
11/15/1999The no-confidence motion moved against Om Prakash Chautala by the opposition failed in Haryana.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
4/22/1994Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM.
10/6/1969Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996.