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Historical Event on 5/8/1954

Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
2/17/1907Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
4/14/1990J&K Assembly dissolved.
3/17/1999An international seminar on UN Peacekeeping was co-jointly hosted by Ministry of External affairs and Ministry of Defence at New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 1999. The seminar was conducted by HQ Army Training Command, Shimla on behalf of the Indian Army. A total of 126 foreign delegates from 71 countries participated in the seminar.
12/11/1908New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.'
3/8/1948Air India International was established for overseas services.
3/21/1979The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).
3/21/1979Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.
8/15/1997The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus.
12/15/1992BJP Governments of Sunderlal Patwa (MP), Shanta Kumar (HP) and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Rajasthan) dismissed.