Events in February 2006
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Feb. 2
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The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act comes into effect. |
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Feb. 3
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The Janata Dal (S) leader, H. D. Kumaraswamy, is sworn in Karnataka Chief Minister and B. S. Yediyurappa of the BJP becomes the Deputy Chief Minister. |
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Anjali Gupta the first Indian Air Force woman officer to face court martial is dismissed from service for indiscipline. |
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Ram Mohan legendary animation artist is given the Dr. V. Shantaram Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Mumbai International Film Festival inaugural. |
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Feb. 6
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Sukhadeo Thorat named the UGC Chairman. |
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The Sensex breaches the 10000-mark for the first time. |
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Feb. 7
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The Reliance Industries Limited Group hands over control of the four demerged companies to the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. |
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Feb. 9
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The BJP-JD(S) Government in Karnataka wins trust vote after a 14-hour debate in the Assembly. |
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Feb. 10
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The “India-Specific” Special Economic Zones Act comes into effect. |
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Feb. 11
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The CBI arrests DGQ Software Director Dinesh Dalmiya in New Delhi in connection with the securities scam. |
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Feb. 13
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The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, creates history by becoming the first Head of State to sail in a submarine by going on a sortie in INS Sindhurakshak in Visakhapatnam. |
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Feb. 14
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The Supreme Court orders compulsory registration of marriages irrespective of religion. |
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Feb. 15
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M. Krishnaswamy is appointed TNCC (I) president. |
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The New Delhi-Bhopal Special Shatabdi Express clocks the top speed of 150 km per hour to become the country’s fastest train. |
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Feb. 16
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The India Iron and Steel Company merges with SAIL. |
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Feb. 18
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The dreaded bird flu hits India with about 50,000 birds suspected to have been infected in Navapur taluka in the tribal Nandurbar district of Maharashtra. |
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The Thar Express from Pakistan arrives in Munabao station in Rajasthan 41 years after the disruption of the rail link on the western border. |
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Feb. 19
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The French President, Jacques Chirac, arrives in New Delhi on a three-day visit. |
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The former Lok Sabha Speaker, Purno Agitok Sangma wins the Tura Parliamentary seat in Meghalaya for the ninth consecutive term. |
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Feb. 20
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India and France sign nine accords. Paris issues a declaration on “development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes,” after Chirac-Manmohan Singh talks in New Delhi. |
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The Government resorts to mass slaughter of birds to contain spread of avian flu. |
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Feb. 21
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Maharashtra destroys 1,58,000 eggs and disposes of 25 tonnes of feed in its continuing drive to contain avian flu. |
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A trial court in New Delhi acquits all the nine accused in the murder of ramp model Jessica Lal on April 30, 1999 at a Mehrauli restaurant. |
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Feb. 24
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The Railway Minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav, presents a Rs. 23,475-crore railway budget for 2006-07. 2006 designated year of passenger service with a smile. |
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The world’s longest rail is flagged off from Bhilai Steel Plant. |
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Feb. 27
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The Supreme Court directs the Kerala Government to raise the level in the Mullaperiyar dam from 136 feet to 142 feet. |
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The Madras High Court strikes down the State Government’s new admission policy for professional courses. |
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Feb. 28
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The Finance Minister, P.Chidambaram, presents the Budget 2006-07 in Lok Sabha; leaves personal IT rates untouched, dilutes Fringe Benefit Tax. |
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