Thursday, 26 May 2016

On this day - Lt Gen Raj Kadyan

In life, happiness gives height; sadness gives depth.

On this day, 26 May....

1933 - All young Hindus aged between 12 and 25 years were forced to carry identity cards to prevent spread of terrorism.

1955 – First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m); the third-highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Charles Evans Joe Brown and George Band reached the summit on May 25, followed by Norman Hardie and Tony Streather the next day.

1999 - India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.

2009 – North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests building tensions in the international community.

2013 – Suspected Maoist rebels kill at least 28 people and injure 32 others in an attack on a convoy of Indian National Congress politicians in Chhattisgarh.

Born....

1899 - Nazrul Islam, revolutionary and Bengali poet.

1954 – Murali, actor, producer, and politician.

1972 – Karan Johar, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.

RIP....

2005 – Sunil Dutt, actor, director, producer, and politician.

You may have known....

India's name is derived from Indus River.

Good morning. Have a nice day.
Raj Kadyan

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