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Historical Event on 9/8/1965

Pakistan commenced its drive into the Indian Punjab using its 1-armoured division with the aim to foreclose India's options north of the Beas-Sutlej river line, after foiling the southern most divisional attack mounted by 4-Mountain Division.

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10/22/1962Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.
11/12/1946Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85.
1/29/1948Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas.
1/3/1917Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born.
8/1/1997Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
9/3/2000National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai.
8/16/1901Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.