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Historical Event on 8/15/1982

Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1985Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India.
5/25/19415,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.
1/31/2000All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged.
5/12/1992Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
4/11/1887Jamini Roy, famous artist, was born.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
3/9/1996India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.