National Events in January 2002

Jan 1 Justice M. Jagannatha Rao, is appointed Law Commission Chairman. Full Story
Midnapore, the countrys largest district, in West Bengal is bifurcated. Full Story
Jan 2 Militants set off a series of blasts near the J and K Assembly leaving a policeman dead and 20 others hurt. Full Story
Jan 6 India and the U.K. issue New Delhi Declaration affirming joint commitment to counter terrorism, after the Vajpayee-Blair meeting in the Indian capital. Full Story
Jan 8 P. S. Ramamohan Rao, is named the Tamil Nadu Governor and Shyamal Dutta, Nagaland Governor. Full Story
Jan 11 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. Full Story
Jan 15 The Union Cabinet nod to amend the Flag Code to liberalise rules regarding display of the Tricolour by the public. Full Story
Ms. Poornima Advani, is appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for Women. Full Story
Jan 16 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. Full Story
Jan 22 Gunmen kill four policemen and wound 20 others in front of the American Center on Jawaharlal Nehru Road, in Kolkata. Full Story
Jan 23 The Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress led by Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy, returns to the Congress fold after an eight-year break. Full Story
Jan 24 Insat-3C, is launched from the French Guyanese spaceport of Kourou. Full Story
India rejects the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharrafs proposals for a no-war pact and denuclearisation of South Asia. Full Story
Jan 25 Andhra Pradesh Governor, C. Rangarajan, the Attorney-General, Soli Sorabjee among five chosen for Padma Vibhushan awards. Full Story
Former Indian Air Force Chief, Arjan Singh (82), is made the first-ever Marshal of the IAF. Full Story
Jan 31 The Jharkhand Governor, Prabhat Kumar, resigns amid a row over his having received pecuniary benefits from an industrialist, Ashok Chaturvedi. Full Story
Events 2002