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Historical Event on 5/22/1961
Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
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| 11/16/1997 | Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender. |
| 12/14/1999 | The Prime Minister informs the Lok Sabha that Ram Prakash Gupta has denied the remarks on temple construction. |
| 3/5/1989 | Bhagwat Jha Azad, Bihar CM, resigns. |
| 10/20/1998 | Security forces unearth 770 kg of RDX and plastic explosives in the Tangmay area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 1/25/1989 | Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland. |
| 11/25/1990 | R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away. |
| 10/28/1867 | Swami Vivekanand Sister Nivedita, great freedom fighter, revolutionary and politician, was born at Dunganon in Ireland. |
| 7/28/1972 | India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir. |
| 6/16/1990 | GOI announces higher procurement/minimum support prices for all major kharif crops. |
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