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Historical Event on 2/18/1993

Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1903Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
7/15/1993Maninderjit Singh Bitta,Punjab Minister of State for Irrigation, appointed new Youth Cong (I) President.
5/14/1993Bombay High Court upholds Goa C.M. Ravi Naik's disqualification by speaker under anti-defection bill.
6/13/1905Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer (England 1929-31), was born.
7/25/1976Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.
10/16/1999Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'
2/17/1618First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.
6/5/1992Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
9/8/1933Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.