National Events in August 2002
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Aug 1
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Tamil Nationalist Movement leader and LTTE supporter, P. Nedumaran, is held under POTA by the Chennai police.
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Aug 2
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A former CAG, T.N. Chaturvedi, is appointed Karnataka Governor.
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Aug 3
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The Railway Minister, Nitish Kumar, launches the countrys first ever railway online booking, in New Delhi which can be accessed through www.iretc.co.in
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A seven-member Committee under the former Union Law Minister, Ram Jethmalani, is formed to hold talks with J&K separatist groups.
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Aug 5
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The Prime Minister cancels all allotments of petrol pumps, gas and kerosene agencies made since January 2000.
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Aug 6
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Nine Amaranath pilgrims are gunned down by militants at the base camp in Nunwan, Pahalgam.
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Kuttu Bai, commits sati at Patna Tamoli village of Panna district, M.P.
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Aug 12
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The National Democratic Alliance candidate, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is elected the countrys 12th Vice-President with a resounding margin.
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Aug 14
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India needs a second vision to alleviate poverty, illiteracy and to make it possible, communal and divisive clashes should be eradicated, says President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in his address on the eve of the 55th anniversary of Independence.
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The TMC returns to the Congress fold and G.K. Vasan is made an AICC secretary.
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The suspended chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission, Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu, allegedly involved in the cash-for-job scam resigns.
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Aug 16
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The Election Commission rejects BJP demand for early polls in Gujarat, saying riot wounds have not yet healed.
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Aug 19
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Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (79), is sworn the 12th Vice-President.
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Aug 20
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The Prime Minister accepts the resignation of the Union Power Minister, Suresh Prabhu.
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Aug 25
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The forest brigand Veerappan abducts the former Karnataka Minister of State for Agriculture Marketing, H. Nagappa, from his residence in Kamagere, 15 km from Kollegal taluk.
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Aug 26
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Senior BJP leader from MP, Vikram Verma gets the Youth Affairs and Sports, Uma Bharti given Coal and Mines and Anant Geete becomes Power Minister in a mini reshuffle.
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The Representation of the People (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 comes into force.
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Aug 28
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The Supreme Court stays the Centres omnibus order cancelling petrol pump dealerships.
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Aug 29
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Bihar police arrest the Ranbir Sena chief, Brahmeshwar Singh Mukhiya who masterminded more than 500 killings, in Patna.
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The J and K Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, quits politics.
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Aug 30
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The Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party leader, Shabir Shah says No to polls putting to naught the Ram Jethmalani panels efforts to involve the separatist camp.
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Aug 31
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The Central Government announces a major restructuring of the UTI by splitting the company and directly taking responsibility of the US-64 and all assured return schemes.
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The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference splits with its jailed general secretary expelling Sajjad Lone and Bilal Lone.
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