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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
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.
7/30/1997Madras High Court restrains, by an interim injunction, the foreign universities/institutions having offices in India from awarding or conferring any degree on Indian students.
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
3/27/2000Mohan Bagan lifts title in the National Football league in Calcutta.
1/24/1994India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.
1/24/1994Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
11/11/1888Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life.
6/1/1972Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS).
8/13/1993Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted.