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Historical Event on 4/26/1995

Indian Newspaper Society (INS) calls off stir plans following Government conceding a major demand of the newspaper industry by putting newsprint on the Open General Licence (OGL) and abolish the condition requiring newspapers to buy two tonnes of indigenous newsprint in order to import one tonne.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1987Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.
4/22/1991Arun Nehru and Arif Mohammed Khan expelled from Janata Dal.
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.
1/9/1995T.N. Seshan, chief election commissioner, asks Centre to put off annual budget in lieu of State assembly elections.
12/4/1991Lok Sabha approves a vital bill seeking to bring sick public sector units within the purview of the BIFR.
9/6/1995New broad gauge train ""Palace on Wheels"" started between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
9/19/1726Khandoballal died.
6/10/1966MIG aeroplanes were designed at Nashik.
10/6/1998Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai.
10/20/1992Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire.