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Historical Event on 5/15/2000

Ghulam Hassan Bhat, Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Power, dies in a powerful IED explosion near Mandipore in Anantnag.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
9/6/1947Indian government creates a new ministry of relief and rehabilitation of refugees.
3/10/1926Dilbagh Singh, Air Chief Marshal, the second Sikh Chief of Air Staff and Indian Air Force, was born in Punjab.
1/11/1993Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed.
2/18/1905Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
4/13/1993Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
12/12/2000A special court for CBI cases rejects Hinduja brothers' plea and summons them to appear on January 19, 2001.
3/3/1871Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.