Events in August 2003
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Aug. 1
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In an attempt to end debate over airworthiness of MiG-21s, Defence Minister, George Fernandes, flew for half-an-hour in a 20-year-old trainer. (pix.) |
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Tejas, light combat aircraft (LCA), makes its maiden supersonic flight . |
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Indian Airlines turns 50. |
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Aug. 2
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The minority Congress Government of Mukut Mithi in Arunachal Pradesh voted out. (pix.) |
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Aug. 3
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Over 30 killed in Surat building blast. (pix.) |
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United Democratic Front Ministry, headed by Gegong Apang, sworn in Arunachal Pradesh. (pix.) |
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Chamravattom village in Kerala slated to become the nation's first 100 per cent computer-literate village. (pix.) |
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August 3 to be Heart Transplantation Day. |
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Aug. 4
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Parliament approves legislation under which political parties would not have to report any contribution up to Rs 20,000. |
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Aug. 5
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Five killed as helicopter ferrying Amarnath pilgrims, crashes in Srinagar district. (pix.) |
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Earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolts Gujarat. |
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Tamil Nadu Government to take back all but 6,072 sacked staff members, heeds SC advice. |
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Govt. staff cannot go on strike even for a just cause: SC |
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Aug. 6
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Parliament to ban from its premises, the soft drinks manufactured by Pepsi and Coca-Cola following allegations that they contained toxic pesticides. |
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Aug. 8
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26 persons killed and 19 others injured in flash floods caused by cloudburst in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. |
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Supreme Court permits Laloo Prasad Yadav, to visit Pakistan from August 9 to 11 as member of a Parliamentary delegation. |
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Legality of Wireless in Local Loop (WLL)-based limited mobility services upheld. |
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Aug. 9
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Tamil Nadu's Human Development Index higher than national average. |
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Gender Development Index for Tamil Nadu higher than national average: HDR. |
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Aug. 11
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Vajpayee Government clears Bill for banning cow slaughter, sets up a Group of Ministers (GoM) on reservation for the economically backward classes among the forward castes, decides to grant full Statehood for Delhi. |
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25 persons, including 23 employees of ONGC feared killed as helicopter crashes into Arabian Sea near Mumbai. (pix.) |
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Prem Bhatia Memorial Award for Political Journalism for 2003 conferred on Praveen Swami, Special Correspondent, Frontline. (pix.) |
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Indian student, Yashodhan Kanoria, ranked second in International Physics Olympiad that concluded in Taipei. Indian team picks up two gold, one bronze and two honourable mentions. |
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Aug. 12
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INS Talwar, Indian Navy's first stealth warship commissioned at St. Petersburg, Russia, inducted into Western Fleet. |
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Munir Mohammad Bilal, caught by BSF personnel for straying into India returns home with gifts, fond memories. |
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Aug. 13
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Checking of MPs' ID cards to be made mandatory before next session of Parliament. |
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fossil of dinosaur found on banks of Narmada, named `Rajasaurus Narmadensis!' (pix.) |
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Aug. 14
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SC slaps ban on capitation fees. |
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All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militants kill 18 persons in Tripura. |
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Awards for 257 defence personnel announced on occasion of Independence day. |
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Two President's Police Medal for Gallantry, 42 Police Medals for Gallantry, three President's Police Medals for Distinguished Service and 36 Police Medals for Meritorious Service awarded to BSF personnel on the eve of the Independence Day 2003. |
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Shram Ratna award for a team of five workers. |
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Raja-Lakshmi award to be conferred on Biruduraju Ramaraju. |
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Aug. 15
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Vajpayee annouces National Kisan Commission to encourage new experiments in farming, credit card facility to artisans, weavers and fishermen, contributory insurance scheme, extended mid-day meal scheme to be run throughout the country. |
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Aug. 16
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European Medicine Evaluation Agency (EMEA) bans use of nimesulide by children below the age of 12 years in all its member-countries. |
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India's Moon Mission, Chandrayan-1 is to be launched in five years' time. |
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Aug. 17
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Congress veterans from Maharashtra, Vasant Sathe and N.K.P. Salve, quit party to form a new party to "fight to secure a new Vidarbha state". (pix.) |
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Aug. 19
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Government defeats Opposition's motion of no-confidence by a big margin of 312 to 186 votes. AIADMK, National Conference abstain, BSP votes with Government. (pix.) |
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Aug. 20
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Parliamentarians pay floral tributes to former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, on occasion of his 59th birth anniversary. Former Chief Justice of India, A.M. Ahmadi, presents Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award to veteran Gandhian S.N. Subba Rao. |
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Aug. 22
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Pawar heads JPC to probe soft drinks issue |
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Aug. 23
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Tribunal on Krishna water diputes formed |
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First Afro-Asian Games to be held in Hyderabad from October 24 to November 1. |
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Aug. 25
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Implementation of Conditional Access System (CAS) in Delhi to be deferred till Assembly elections. |
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Two powerful explosions rip through South Mumbai's prominent areas, Jhaveri Bazar & Gateway Of India, killing at least 46 persons and injuring over 160. (pix.) |
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Aug. 27
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39 killed in Kumbh Mela stampede at Nashik on banks of Godavari. (pix.) |
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Celestial history made. Mars has its closest encounter with Earth. |
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Aug. 28
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Centre and States have reached a consensus on retaining Article 356 in Constitution, but favour incorporating safeguards to check misuse. |
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Bimal Jalan, K. Kasturirangan, wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh, Hema Malini, Editor of The Pioneer Chandan Mitra, Sanskrit scholar Vidya Niwas Misra, and social worker Narayan Singh nominated to Rajya Sabha. (pix.) |
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40 feared killed as bridge collapses in Daman. |
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Centre releases full report of tests conducted on 12 brands of soft drinks. Blue Pepsi contains highest content of pesticide residues. In Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, and Limca, pesticide contents below E.U. norm. |
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Aug. 29
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Mulayam sworn in CM |
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PM announces economic package for J&K. |
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Aug. 30
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Shah Nawaz Khan, also known as Gazi Baba, a Pakistani terrorist and mastermind behind December 13, 2001 attack on Parliament, J & K Assembly, other fidayeen (suicide) attacks in the State, killed in an encounter today. (pix.) |
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Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Gegong Apang joins BJP. |
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"September 2 to be observed as World Coconut Day. |
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