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Historical Event on 8/15/1997

Freedom fighter's pension to be doubled from the existing Rs. 1,500.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
11/11/1872Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b
4/22/1996National Stock Exchange launches a new equity index - the NSE 50.
6/10/1997Three Indians - Kumaramangalam Birla, Ratan Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani - figure in the list of Asia's top 100 super rich.
2/5/1992D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
10/2/1994Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.
4/30/1863Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet.