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Historical Event on 5/21/1990

PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1661Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi.
5/9/1908Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
2/25/1968Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 16/12/1970.
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.
6/15/1947All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi.
5/8/1992Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%.
5/27/1996A. B. Vajpayee, PM, seeks vote of confidence in his 12-day old govt.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
11/5/1998India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.