Events in April 2010
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Apr. 1
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The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 comes into effect. For the first time, education will become a constitutional right. |
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India launches “Census 2011”, the biggest-ever census attempted in the history of mankind. The first-ever National Population Register will also be prepared to create a biometric national database. |
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The Supreme Court collegium asks Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P. D. Dinakaran to go on leave. |
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Apr. 3
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Asko Parpola, Professor Emeritus of Indology in the University of Helsinki, Finland is chosen for the Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award for 2009. |
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Apr. 4
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Nine jawans of the anti-Maoist Special Operation Group are killed in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists at Tanginiguda in Koraput district, Orissa. |
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Apr. 5
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Sensex gains 243.06 points to end day at 17935.68, its highest close since February 2008. |
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Apr. 6
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Maoists ambush and kill 75 CRPF personnel in the Mukrana forest 3 Km from Chintalnar village in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. |
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Mammootty-starrer Pazhassi Raja wins eight awards at the State film awards for 2009. |
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The Unique Identity Number project takes a baby step with the launch of a test phase named ‘Proof of Concept’ in Medak and Krishna districts of Andhra Pradesh. |
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Apr. 7
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The Centre halts the HPV (Human Papiloma Virus) vaccine programme meant to prevent cervical cancer among women. |
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Sixteen persons are sentenced to life by a Bihar Court for their role in the December 1, 1997 Jehanabad carnage in which 58 Dalits were massacred by the Ranbir Sena. |
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Sensex touches the 18000-level after a gap of two years before closing at 17970.02. |
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Apr. 8
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The Union Cabinet gives nod for the big ticket disinvestment in Steel Authority of India Ltd. |
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Sensex loses 256 points to end day at 17714.40. |
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Apr. 9
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The Jammu and Kahsmir Assembly passes the Inter-District Recruitment Bill under which youth can apply for government jobs only in his/her own district. |
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Sensex gains 219 points to end day at 17933.14. |
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Apr. 10
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A major fire in a container depot at Tughlaqabad in New Delhi destroys 24 of the 25 warehouses that stored goods worth crores meant for export. |
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Apr. 11
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Indian scientists announce the first-ever detailed mapping of mycobacterium tuberculosis. |
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A one-man commission begins probe into the massacre of CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh. |
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The All-Naga Students Association Manipur imposes economic blockade on Manipur in protest against the holding of Autonomous District Council polls. |
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Apr. 12
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The Tamil Nadu Assembly passes a resolution seeking to revive the Legislative Council. |
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Apr. 13
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At least 120 people are killed as Nor’wester, a violent tropical storm strikes Bihar, West Bengal. |
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Apr. 15
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The mission to put communication satellite GSAT-4 in orbit ends in fiasco after India’s own cryogenic engine in the GSLV-D3 fails to ignite and the vehicle tumbles into the sea. |
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Sensex plunges by 182.70 points to settle at 17639.26. |
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Apr. 17
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Seventeen persons are injured as two improvised explosive devices go off outside Chinnasamy Stadium in Bangalore ahead of an IPL match. |
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Apr. 18
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Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor under a cloud for his alleged involvement in the Kochi IPL franchise bid quits. |
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Apr. 19
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The Supreme Court upholds life term for Manu Sharma for the murder of Jessica Lal on the night of April 29-30, 1999 at a south Delhi restaurant. |
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D. D. Lapang resigns as Meghalaya Chief Minister. |
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The Country’s first Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette, ASWC Kamorta, is launched at the Garden Reach Ship Builders & Engineers Limited in Kolkata. |
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Sensex sheds 190 points to settle at a one-month low of 17400.68. |
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Apr. 20
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Mukul Sangma is sworn in Meghalaya Chief Minister. Bindo M. Lanong takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister. |
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Harsh Manglik named new Nasscom chief. |
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Apr. 21
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Self-styled godman Nithyananda ‘embroiled in a sex scandal’ on the run since March 3 is held from the house of a Delhi-based businessman at Mamlig village in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. |
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Apr. 22
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Three persons are awarded death sentence by a Delhi court for their role in the May 21, 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast that claimed 13 lives. |
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The Medical Council of India president Ketan Desai is held by the CBI on corruption charge. |
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Madhuri Gupta, junior diplomat in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad is picked up by the Delhi police for ‘spying’ |
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Apr. 23
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Opposition stalls business in both Houses of Parliament demanding a JPC probe into IPL irregularities. |
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Apr. 25
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India suspends Lalit Modi as IPL Chairman. |
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Apr. 26
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Chirayu Amin is appointed IPL interim chairman. |
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The Rammohan Committee submits report on the April 6 Dantewada massacre. |
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The Unique Identification Authority of India unveils logo (AADHAR) — the halo of the sun on the imprint of a thumb — and brand name for the 16-digit unique identification number in New Delhi. |
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Apr. 27
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The UPA government survives a trial of strength in the Lok Sabha as the cut motions moved by the Opposition are defeated. |
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The Tamil Nadu government pilots an e-governance portal for extending social welfare schemes in a transparent manner. |
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The 12-hour nationwide bandh called by 13 non-UPA, Non-NDA parties against price rise hits normal life. Air and Rail services the worst hit in West Bengal and Kerala. |
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Apr. 28
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The BJP announces decision to withdraw support to the four-month-old Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand. |
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Sensex loses 318.54 points to end day at 17380.08, the worst fall since February 5. |
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A person with RSS link is held in Ajmer town for his role in the October 11, 2007 blast at Ahat-e-Noor of Dargah of Sufi Saint Khwaja Moiuddin Chishti. |
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Apr. 29
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The Union Firnance Minister Praban Mukherjee announces a debt relief package for coffee growers. |
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The BJP does a rethink on Jharkhand. |
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India’s first stealth frigate INS Shivalik is commissioned at the Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. |
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Delhi-based journalist Nirupma Pathak is found dead under mysterious circumstances at her Parents’ house at Tilaya in Jharkhand’s Koderma district. |
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Apr. 30
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Supreme Court Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia is appointed the 38th Chief Justice of India. |
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Kerala Congress (J) quits LDF and Public Works Minister P.J. Joseph is sacked from the Cabinet. |
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The Lok Sabha adopts the National Green Tribunal Bill, 2009, which envisages the setting up of a national tribunal exclusively to deal with environmental laws. |
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A second suspect in the Ajmer Dargah blast is held at Shujapur near Malwa in Madhya Pradesh. |
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