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Historical Event on 8/15/1995

P.V Narasimha Rao introduces the mid-day meal scheme for the primary school children under the Central Government Welfare Programme.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1986India protests against China's intrusion of six to seven km into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
4/19/1960Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi.
12/23/1954Tito, Nehru reject plan for neutral third bloc, yet insist on peaceful co-existence.
11/7/1995G-15 summit concludes calling for South-South cooperation and reduction of trade barriers, tariffs among the member countries, stability of interest and exchange rates.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
7/12/1947Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad.
9/29/1993JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections.
7/21/1891Jairamdas Doulatram, great leader, journalist and freedom fighter, was born at Karachi.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
11/15/1998Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.