Events in August 2004
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Aug. 3
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At least 27 persons are killed following a cave-in at the Tehri dam, Uttaranchal. |
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S.P. Agarwal, Director General of Health Services and the former Health Minister, C. P. Thakur are among 54 eminent persons to get the Dr. B. C. Roy National Awards. |
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Shivinder Singh Sidhu is named Manipur Governor. |
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Aug. 7
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The indigenously developed main battle tank, Arjun, is inducted into the Army at a function in Avadi, Chennai. |
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Aug. 10
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The Union Government gives its nod for POTA repeal. |
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Aug. 13
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The Government clears Global Trust Bank merger with the Oriental Bank of Commerce. |
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Aug. 14
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Dhananjoy Chatterjee (42) is hanged at the Alipore Central Jail for the rape and murder of Hetal Parekh in 1990. |
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Sandeep Sawant's Marathi flick 'Shwaas' bags the best feature film Swarna Kamal at the 2004 National Film Awards. Tamil actor Vikram gets the best actor award and Meera Jasmine is best actress. |
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Aug. 15
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"The time has come for us to consensually evolve a code of conduct for all political parties, a code of ethics for all individuals in public life," says the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh in his I-Day Address to the Nation. |
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Sixteen school children die in a blast triggered by militants in Assam's Dhemaji district. |
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The adviser of the Bishenpur unit of the Manipuri Students' Federation, Pebam Chittaranjan, immolates himself demanding the repeal of AFPSA. |
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Aug. 20
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Bula Chowdhury (34) becomes the first woman to swim across seven important seas by conquering the Palk Straits from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu. |
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Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh releases a stamp and unveils a statue of Rajiv Gandhi to mark his 60th birth anniversary. |
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Aneena Joseph Mathew, a social worker of Kerala is presented with the Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award, 2003. Social activists Swami Agnivesh and Madari Moideen are given the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award. |
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Aug. 22
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The first prototype of Saras, the indigenously developed civil aircraft makes its inaugural flight in Bangalore. |
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Aug. 23
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The senior BJP leader and Home Minister in the Uma Bharti Cabinet, Babulal Gaur is sworn in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister following the resignation of Ms. Bharti. |
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Aug. 24
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The Government will work towards transforming India into the home of multinational corporations of the future and a "superpower of the Knowledge Economy", says the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh after inaugurating the J.R.D. Tata Centenary Celebrations, in New Delhi. |
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Aug. 27
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The Jammu and Kashmir Permanent Resident (Disqualification) Bill is defeated in the Assembly. |
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Entrepreneurship orientation key to tackling joblessness, says the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at the inauguration of triune celebrations at Annamalai University, Chidambaram. |
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The RBI Governor, Y. Venugopal Reddy dedicates to the nation the National Financial Switch which facilitates connectivity between banks' switches and their ATMs, in Hyderabad. |
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Aug. 28
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The Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Gegong Apang rejoins Congress. |
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The All India Motor Transport Congress ends seven-day-old strike after agreement over service tax. |
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Aug. 29
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The Kerala Chief Minister, A.K. Antony resigns owning responsibility for the UDF's rout in the May 2004 Lok Sabha polls. |
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The Government releases the draft National Environment Policy. |
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Aug. 30
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The C. Upendra Commission probing the rape and murder of Thangjam Manorama by Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur begins work. |
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Aug. 31
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Congress leader Oommen Chandy is sworn in Kerala's 19th Chief Minister by the Governor, R.L. Bhatia in Thiruvananthapuram. |
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The Foreign Trade policy does away with service tax on exports. Special agriculture initiative (Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yogana) to boost exports of fruit, vegetables and minor forest produce. |
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Guru Granth Sahib, a magnificent human heritage, says the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in Amritsar. |
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