National Events in January 2002
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Jan 1
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Justice M. Jagannatha Rao, is appointed Law Commission Chairman.
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Midnapore, the countrys largest district, in West Bengal is bifurcated.
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Jan 2
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Militants set off a series of blasts near the J and K Assembly leaving a policeman dead and 20 others hurt.
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Jan 6
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India and the U.K. issue New Delhi Declaration affirming joint commitment to counter terrorism, after the Vajpayee-Blair meeting in the Indian capital.
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Jan 8
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P. S. Ramamohan Rao, is named the Tamil Nadu Governor and Shyamal Dutta, Nagaland Governor.
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Jan 11
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About 70 trucks are gutted after two of the 250 strong convoy carrying ammunition collide in Udasar on the outskirts of Bikaner district, in Rajasthan.
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Jan 15
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The Union Cabinet nod to amend the Flag Code to liberalise rules regarding display of the Tricolour by the public.
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Ms. Poornima Advani, is appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for Women.
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Jan 16
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China and India should complement and collaborate with each other, not compete, and treble the bilateral trade, says the visiting Chinese Prime Minister, Zhu Rongji, in Mumbai.
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Jan 22
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Gunmen kill four policemen and wound 20 others in front of the American Center on Jawaharlal Nehru Road, in Kolkata.
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Jan 23
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The Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress led by Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy, returns to the Congress fold after an eight-year break.
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Jan 24
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Insat-3C, is launched from the French Guyanese spaceport of Kourou.
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India rejects the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharrafs proposals for a no-war pact and denuclearisation of South Asia.
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Jan 25
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Andhra Pradesh Governor, C. Rangarajan, the Attorney-General, Soli Sorabjee among five chosen for Padma Vibhushan awards.
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Former Indian Air Force Chief, Arjan Singh (82), is made the first-ever Marshal of the IAF.
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Jan 31
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The Jharkhand Governor, Prabhat Kumar, resigns amid a row over his having received pecuniary benefits from an industrialist, Ashok Chaturvedi.
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Events 2002 |