5 January - Day in History of India and Importance - Birthdays of Famous Indians

1659 - Battle of Khajwa - Auranjeb defeated Shah Shuja his brother, holding Bengal
           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khajwa

1671 - Capture of Salher fort by Shivaji
           http://www.sanghparivar.org/blog/%5Buser%5D/battle-of-salher-the-fiercest-and-largest-open-battle-of-chatrapthi-shivaji-maharaj
           http://www.shivchhatrapati.com/chronology.php

1934 - Birthday of Murli Manohar Joshi - Former HRD Minister, Government of India,  BJP

2012 - Union Cabinet sanctioned 19,000 crores for Jammu - Kashmir Rail Link. Katra in Jammu to Qwazigund in Kashmir
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rs-19000-cr-cleared-for-Jammu-Valley-rail-link/articleshow/11368693.cms?

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/calendar/5-1-2012/online.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012/1/5/archivelist/year-2012,month-1,starttime-40913.cms


2013 - Sangma launched a tribal centric national party National People's Party in New Delhi.
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sangma-formally-launches-his-national-people-s-party/20130105.htm

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pa-sangma-launches-national-peoples-party-npp-forms-alliance-with-nda/1/240950.html

Day's Headlines
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/calendar/5-1-2013/online.html

Birthdays

Shah Jahan,
Parama Hamsa Yogananda
Murli Manohar Joshi (1934),
Kalyan Singh (1932),
MAK Pataudi (1941)
Sushil Modi (1952),
Mamata Banerjee (1955)
Arjun Munda (1968)
Deepika Padukone (1986)


http://www.indianage.com/0105.html

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