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Historical Event on 3/5/1995

India and China agree to open two new border points including Nathu La (Sikkim) to facilitate meetings between their military personnel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1993Centre bans BJP rally in the capital on February 25.
3/24/1991Bhau Samarth, internationaly famed painter, passed away.
4/4/1991Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel JD (Gujarat)-to contest the elections with poll understanding with Congress (I).
6/19/199013 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
3/17/1988First operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok. IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS) and the data from IRS satellites is processed by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad. SI, a US Company, also receives and markets IRS data worldwide under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
4/1/1878Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.