Events in June 2006
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Jun. 1
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Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists are shot dead during a bid to storm the RSS headquarters in Nagpur. |
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Jun. 2
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Rahul Mahajan, son of slain BJP leader, Pramod Mahajan is hospitalised in a critical condition after snorting cocaine. The latter’s personal secretary, Bibek Moitra dies. |
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Jindal Steel and Power Limited lands a massive $2.3 billion iron and steel project in Bolivia. |
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Jun. 5
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Rahul Mahajan is arrested by the Delhi police under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. |
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Verghese Kurien resigns as chairman of the Institute of Rural Management, Anand. |
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Jun. 8
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam becomes the first President to make a sortie in a combat aircraft after flying in a Sukhoi-30 MKI after takeoff from Lohegaon airbase, Pune. |
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Jaya Bachchan gets elected to Rajya Sabha again after being disqualified on March 17 for holding an office of profit. |
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Jun. 12
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The Tamil Nadu Governor, Surjit Singh Barnala, gets a fresh five-year-term. |
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The former Delhi Chief Minister, Madan Lal Khurana, launches his party Bharatiya Jan Mahasangh. |
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The BARC golden jubilee fete begins at Kalpakkam, Chennai. |
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Jun. 15
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R. S. Gavai is appointed Bihar Governor. |
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J. D. Rymbai is sworn in Meghalaya Chief Minister. |
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Jun. 20
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Surjit Singh Barnala is sworn in Tamil Nadu Governor for a fresh five-year-term. |
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The first bus service between Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir and Rawalkot town in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the post-Independence era is flagged off from Chakan Da Bagh along the Line of Control. |
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Jun. 21
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The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, lays foundation for the Rs. 19,525-crore Mumbai Metro Rail project. |
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The Rs. 2,300 crore deal for the takeover of Air Sahara by Jet Airways falls through. |
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Jun. 22
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The Government clears the sale of 10 per cent equity stake in NALCO, NLC. |
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Ramkrishna Suryabhanji Gavai takes oath as Bihar Governor. |
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Jun. 27
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Reliance Industries unveils a Rs. 25,000-crore retail plan for the company and christens the venture Reliance Retail Ltd. |
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Jun. 29
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S. Y. Qureshi is appointed Election Commissioner for a five-year-term. The Chief Election Commissioner, B. B. Tandon demits office. |
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Jun. 30
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N. Gopalaswami takes over as the new Chief Election Commissioner. |
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