National Events in May 2002

May 1 The Prime Minister, A. B. Vajpayee, announces a Rs. 150-crore rehabilitation package for the victims of the communal carnage in Gujarat. Full Story
May 2 "Terrorism is always wrong whatever it is.... there can be no cause that is to be served by terror," says the U.S. National Security Advisor, Ms. Condoleezza Rice in the course of an interview to The Hindu in Washington. Full Story
The Government agrees to intervene in Gujarat under Article 355 accepting the Opposition sponsored motion in Rajya Sabha Full Story
Centre appoints former Punjab DGP, K.P.S. Gill as the Security Adviser to the Chief Minister, Narendra Modi. Full Story
May 3 A 24-member coalition Government of the BSP, the BJP and the Rashtriya Lok Dal headed by Mayawati is installed in Uttar Pradesh. Full Story
The Centre introduces in Lok Sabha the Delimitation Bill seeking to establish a Delimitation Commission to redraw the boundaries of all constituencies. Full Story
May 5 The Medical Council of India comes out with a new code of medical ethics called the Indian Medical Council (Professionals Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002. Full Story
May 6 Justice Bhupinder Nath Kirpal, is sworn in the 31st Chief Justice of India. Full Story
May 8 The Justice P. N. Bhagwati Committee recommends greater shareholders role in company takeovers. Full Story
May 10 Manohar Gajanan Joshi (62), takes over as the Speaker of the 13th Lok Sabha. Full Story
Enforcing hartal by coercion illegal, says the Supreme Court upholding the Kerala High Court order. Full Story
May 13 "Basic structure of the Constitution will not be changed", says the Prime Minister, A. B. Vajpayee at a function to commemorate the golden jubilee fete of Parliament, in New Delhi. Full Story
May 14 A three-member suicide squad of terrorists kill 30 persons, including seven bus passengers and 23 others in the family quarters of the Army, at Kalnchak on the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway. Full Story
The Centre extends the ban on the LTTE for two more years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Full Story
Parliament passes the long-awaited Patents Bill. Full Story
The Cabinet Committee on Disinvestments clears a proposal to dilute the Government's stake in Maruti Udyog Limited. Full Story
May 15 Bill on right to education is unanimously passed by the Rajya Sabha. Full Story
Parliament approves the Delimitation Bill 2002 that provides for fresh delimitation of Lok Sabha and Assembly constitutions. Full Story
May 17 The Vajpayee Government secures Parliament support for action against Pakistan. Full Story
May 18 India asks Pakistan to recall its High Commissioner to India, Ashraf Jehangir Gazi. Full Story
The Government approves the sale of its 26 per cent stake in Indian Petro chemicals Corporation Limited to Reliance Industries for Rs. 1,440 crores. Full Story
May 20 The countrys first agricultural job portal, agrijobsindia.com, is launched in New Delhi. Full Story
The toll in the heat wave sweeping the nation touches, 734, with Andhra Pradesh alone accounting for 666 deaths. Full Story
May 21 The APHC leader, Abdul Gani Lone (70), is shot dead by two unidentified gunmen during a rally to mark the 12th death anniversary of the former Mirwaiz of Kashmir, Maulvi Mohammad Farooq, at Idgah ground, in old Srinagar. Full Story
The Gujarat Government appoints retired Supreme Court judge, Justice G. T. Nanavati to the probe panel on the Godhra carnage. Full Story
May 24 Fortytwo persons are burnt alive in a major fire that sweeps through a shoe factory in the Jeon Mandi area in Agra. Full Story
The Government approves proposals for retail marketing of petrol and diesel by private firms, including the Reliance and the Essar. Full Story
May 28 India successfully develops a male injectable contraceptive, RISUG (Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance). Full Story
May 30 Suzuki Motor Corporation of India, takes over control of MUL, at a function in New Delhi. Full Story
Vinod Vaish, is appointed Telecom Commission Chairman. Full Story
The Goa polls throw up a hung Assembly. Full Story
May 31 The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act ceases to exist and is replaced by the Foreign Exchange Management Act. Full Story
Events 2002