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Personalities/events
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K.R.
Narayanan passes away:
The former President, K.R. Narayanan, died on Nov 9th at the
Army Research and Referral Hospital after a brief illness.
As the nation's tenth President he held office for five years
from July 25, 1997.He was 85 and is survived by his wife and
two daughters. |
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International
Container Transhipment & NTPC's Kayankulam
Thermal Power Station
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, launched two major
projects in Kerala:The International Container Transhipment
Terminal and the second stage of the NTPC's Kayankulam Thermal
Power Station at two separate functions in Kochi and Kayankulam.For
More..
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Manmohan
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The
budget for 2005-06 :
The
Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, presented the budget for
2005-06, the highlights being nil tax for income up to Rs.
1 lakh, no rebate under section 88 and abolition of section
80 L. Allocation for defence has also been raised to Rs.
83,000 crores.
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India's
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle:
India's
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C6, rose majestically from
the spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. It injected
two satellites, CARTOSAT-1 and HAMSAT, precisely into their
orbits. On May 5. PSLV-C6 put the 1,560-kg CARTOSAT-1 into orbit
at a height of 627 km, 1,058 seconds after lift-off. A minute
later, it slotted the micro-satellite HAMSAT, weighing 43 kg,
into a similar orbit. |
PSLV-C6 |
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The
Maharashtra floods::
The eighth heaviest ever recorded 24-hour rainfall
which lashed the metropolis on 26 July 2005, and intermittently
continued for the next day was witnessed in Mumbai. Many
parts of the Indian state of Maharashtra including large
areas of the metropolis of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), a city
located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, on the western
coast of India,got submerged in which at least 1,000 people
died.
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Chennai
Rains:
Torrential rain, caused by a deep depression over the Bay
of Bengal, disrupted life in Chennai and northern Tamil
Nadu.
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Chennai
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Justice
Y. K. Sabharwal is sworn in Chief Justice of India:
The new Chief Justice of India, Justice Sabharwal,who was sworn
in by President A.P.J. Kalam said that he would look into the issue
of 188 vacancies pending in courts throughout the country, including
those in the Madras High Court. |
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K. Sabharwal |
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Union
Minister Sunil Dutt passes away
Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Sunil Dutt died in
his sleep following a cardiac arrest in his home in the western
suburb of Bandra on 25th May. His family discovered this around
11 a.m when he did not wake up. He was a well-respected actor,
politician and peace activist .
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Sunil
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The
Reliance empire went through many twists and turns this year:
The
patching up of Anil Ambani and elder brother Mukesh Ambani was
one the most talked about news in the business arena other than
the Sensex boom.
After the split with brother Mukesh Ambani, Anil now runs the
newly christened Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises group ,an offshoot
of Reliance empire with interests in telecom, energy and financial
services
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second-time
Grammy nomination:
The
inimitable Asha was in the news recently with a second-time Grammy
nomination for her album titled 'You've Stolen My Heart- Songs' from
R D Burman's Bollywood in the 'best contemporary world music album,
category.
She is considered one of the most versatile singers of South Asia.
In 1997, she became the first Indian singer to be nominated for the
Grammy Award for Legacy, an album with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. |
Asha
Bhosle |
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P.
Leela's lasting legacy :
P Leela, renowned playback singer and Carnatic musician
of yesteryears, who had enthralled people with her melodious voice,
died on October 31 at a private hospital in Chennai after a brief
illness.
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Leela |
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National
Congress(Indira):
The former Kerala Chief Minister, K. Karunakaran, formed a new
party National Congress (Indira) at Thrissur. K. Muraleedharan
was elected president.
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Celebrity
elephant Appu dies:
 Celebrity
elephant `Asiad Appu' died at the Aanakotta (elephant yard) of the
Guruvayur Devaswom at Punnathurkotta. |
Asiad
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