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Historical Event on 3/15/1950

Planning Commission Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1934Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
3/2/1957Central Warehouse Corporation established.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
5/2/1992President J.B.Patnaik, former Orissa CM and PCC (I), arrested on corruption charges.
9/16/1997General Manager of Tata Tea remanded to judicial custody on charges of abetting and aiding ULFA.
11/9/1924Pandit C. R. Vyas, veteran singer, was born.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
5/22/199611th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.