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Historical Event on 8/15/1997
K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/23/1993 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle. |
| 11/6/1997 | Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks. |
| 12/13/2000 | All 12 battalions of the Manipur Rifles Personnel strike from work. |
| 1/10/1997 | The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad. |
| 7/11/1953 | Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra). |
| 12/20/1931 | Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government. |
| 2/27/1996 | In the Jain hawala case, non bailable warrants of arrest issued against 10 politicians including BJP leader L.K. Advani, former Dy. PM Devi Lal and former Union Ministers. |
| 12/10/1990 | Dr. L. P. Barbosa, Goa CM, resigns following withdrawal of support by Maharashta Gomantak Party. |
| 7/1/1856 | In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. |
| 12/20/1920 | Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal was born. |
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