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Historical Event on 3/15/1996

Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
11/1/1967Old Punjab, after first partition in 1947, was again seperated into two new states of Punjab and Haryana on linguistic basis, and Chandigarh became a Union Territory.
9/16/1997Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet.
11/16/2000The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
1/29/1983Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns.
4/21/1659Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Saint Samarth Ramdas Swami.
5/19/1979Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away.
6/30/1997Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
1/29/1997Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'.