Events 2010 in India

1 events

1.1 january
1.2 february
1.3 march
1.4 april
1.5 may
1.6 june
1.7 july
1.8 august
1.9 september
1.10 october
1.11 november
1.12 december

events
january

2 january – first 3 uttar pradesh rail accidents: 3 train accidents occur in uttar pradesh amid thick fog. ten people died in accidents , 45 others injured.
9 january – 2009 attacks on indian students in australia: indian man set on fire in melbourne, australia, in latest in series of attacks on indian nationals in country.
16 january – fourth uttar pradesh rail accident: 2 express trains collide in thick fog in india s northern state of uttar pradesh. 3 people died in accident , around dozen injured.
17 january – fifth uttar pradesh rail accidents: car hit train @ unmanned crossing in barabanki district of uttar pradesh. 2 of 6 people in car died , 4 got injured
22 january – sixth uttar pradesh rail accidents: goods train derailed near azamgarh in uttar pradesh on friday, disrupting rail traffic in region. no 1 injured in accident.
25 january – environment ministers g4 bloc (ibsa dialogue forum & china) meet in new delhi, india, agree common position ahead of future climate change talks
30 january – 12 people drown , @ least 20 other went missing after boat accident in west godavari district, andhra pradesh in india.

february

5 february – last native of india s andaman islands fluent in aka-bo language dies, rendering language extinct. (daily mail)
8 february – @ least 17 indian soldiers killed in avalanche in kashmir.
13 february – 2010 pune bombing: bomb exploded @ german bakery in city of pune in western india, killing 17 people , injuring @ least 60 others. 2 little known groups calling laskhar-e-taiba al alami , mujahideen islami muslim front claimed behind bomb attack. however, according government agencies, attack have been part of project lashkar-e-taiba use indian mujahideen, called karachi project . david coleman headley pakistani -american terror suspect has been accused of involvement in project.
15 february – silda camp attack: naxalite attack on army camp in west bengal kills 24 indian soldiers, many more reported missing.
17 february – 2010 jalaun district bus crash: @ least 22 people killed in bus crash in northern india.

march

3 march – 3 killed in indian navy air show crash in hyderabad, india.
4 march – 2010 pratapgarh stampede: @ least 63 people die after stampede @ hindu temple in pratapgarh, uttar pradesh, india.
12 march – russia signs nuclear reactor deal india see build 16 nuclear reactors in india.
23 march – fire tears through combined residential , office building in calcutta, india, killing 24 people, including 2 leapt deaths.
27 march – india test fires 2 short range missiles, dhanush , prithvi ii.
30 march – somali pirates hijack 8 indian vessels abducting 120 sailors, biggest abduction count till date, off coast of kismayo.

april

1 april – indian government initiates right of children free , compulsory education act provide free , compulsory education children aged between 6 , 14 years, making education fundamental right millions of children.
1 april – india launches new 2011 biometric census, largest census in world.
3 april – @ least 10 indian security personnel killed , 3 injured when maoist guerrillas blow police bus in orissa s koraput district.
6 april – 2010 dantewada ambush: @ least 70 indian soldiers killed in attack naxalites in dantewada district of chhattisgarh.
13 april – 2010 eastern indian storm: @ least 140 people killed in eastern india after powerful storm demolished thousands of homes in west bengal. (bbc news) 500,000 people left homeless or otherwise affected storm.
15 april – maiden flight of geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle mk.ii, india s first launch indigenous cryogenic upper stage, ends in failure, resulting in loss of gsat-4 satellite.
17 april – twin bombs injure 8 people outside m. chinnaswamy stadium in bangalore ahead of ipl-3 league game between royal challengers bangalore , mumbai indians. third device located outside.
27 april – india arrests woman working @ embassy in pakistani capital of islamabad on charges of espionage.

may

cyclone laila on india, 19 may 2010



3 may – ajmal kasab, surviving terrorist involved in 2008 mumbai attacks, found guilty of murder, conspiracy, , waging war against india.
6 may – ajmal kasab, surviving member of group responsible 2008 mumbai attacks, sentenced death.
7 may – may 2010 kashmir skirmishes: 5 insurgents , 2 soldiers die in gunbattle between islamic rebels , indian security forces in kashmir.
7–9 may – india international light fair & india international sign show in mumbai.
8 may – naxalite rebels blow bullet-proof vehicle of central reserve police force in bijapur district of chhattisgarh, india, killing 7 officers.
16 may – maoist guerrillas kill 6 villagers in alleged revenge attack in chhattisgarh, india.
17 may – 2010 dantewada bus bombing: naxalite insurgents blow bus in india filled police , para-militaries. fatalities reports range 31 44, including several special police officers (spos) , civilians.
19 may – 2010 north indian ocean cyclone season: cyclone laila approaches landfall in southeastern india, having caused @ least ten deaths , prompting evacuations of 10,000 people in tamil nadu.
21 may – court restores indian hockey federation, 2 years after dissolved country s olympic chiefs on bribery allegations , poor on-field results.
21 may – 6 girls aged between 8 , twelve years drown in rapti in balrampur while bathing.
22 may – air india express flight 812 overshoots runway @ mangalore international airport in india, killing 158 , leaving 8 survivors.
23 may – clashes break out between indian , pakistani troops near border in disputed kashmir region.
28 may – gyaneshwari express train derailment: @ least 25 people killed , 150 injured in india after mumbai train 13 passenger coaches derailed explosion on tracks , collides train traveled through paschim medinipur district, rebel stronghold in eastern india.

june

2 june – 2010 indian heatwave: heatwave strikes india , south asia, reaching 53c (127f) , killing many hundreds of people.
7 june – magistrate court in bhopal, india convicts 8 people, 1 posthumously, role in bhopal disaster industrial castastrophe 25 years ago in 1984.
17 june – heavy rains claim 46 lives in maharashtra, india.
23 june – 1 person killed when crane crashes @ chennai international airport, chennai, india.
25 june – 17 people killed , 25 others injured when overcrowded bus collided head-on speeding truck near chenaki more, 30 km patna, india.
26 june – 4 people killed , 5 wounded in violence in indian-administered kashmir s sopore area.
29 june – 2010 maoist attack in narayanpur: @ least 26 policemen killed in maoist attack in central indian state of chhattisgarh.

july

5 july – nationwide strike takes place in india in protest @ recent rise in fuel prices.
8 july – bomb rips through engine , coach of passenger train in assam, india, killing 1 person.
13 july – 1 death , 3 injuries result stampede during pulling of ratha yatra chariots in puri, india.
13 july – supreme court of india tentatively approves tamil nadu government s new quota law, providing 69% of employment in educational institutions scheduled castes , tribes , other backward classes.
14 july – senior indian army officer major a. k. thinge killed in battle in kashmir.
19 july – 2 trains collide in birbhum district of west bengal, india @ least 50 people feared dead.
20 july – former indian junior diplomat madhuri gupta charged under official secrets act spying pakistan.
21 july – unidentified gunmen on motorcycles fatally shoot indian civil rights campaigner , environmentalist amit jethwa in ahmedabad, gujarat.
23 july – indian government unveils solar power touch-screen laptop, cheaper america s ipad, expected on sale next year.

august

1 august – 6 people die in indian province of jammu , kashmir after third day of clashes between security forces , kashmiri separatists.
4 august – 70 indian police personnel reported missing in chhattisgarh forests amid major engagement maoist guerrillas; later found. no casualties have been reported.
6 august – 2010 leh floods: flash floods in ladakh region of india s jammu , kashmir state kill @ least 113 people , leave lots of others missing.
7 august – mumbai oil spill: oil spill stretching @ least 2 miles long occurs in arabian sea offshore mumbai, india, after vessel panama collides vessel st. kitts. panamanian ship carrying 2,662 tons of oil, 283 tons of diesel , 88,040 liters of lube oil when became grounded , started leak.
12 august – india issues producer of controversial blackberry devices 31 august deadline give indian government access services or shut down on concerns devices used commit repeat of 2008 mumbai attacks.
15 august – india celebrated 63rd independence day. sreeram chandra andhra pradesh won indian idol season 5 music reality show beating bhoomi trivedi , rakesh maini.
18 august – school building collapses due heavy rain in village of sumgarh in indian state of uttarakhand, killing @ least 17 schoolchildren.
27 august – police in india kill umakanta mahato, top maoist guerrilla wanted in connection gyaneshwari express train derailment in may.

september

10 september – thousands of people evacuated in delhi on flooding fears.
20 september – @ least 21 people killed , dozens injured after 2 trains collide in shivpuri district of india s madhya pradesh state.
23 september – speeding train kills 7 elephants in eastern india.
29 september – india launches national identity scheme aimed @ reducing fraud , improving access state benefits.

october

3 october – xix commonwealth games, held in delhi, india, 3 14 october 2010.
10 october – @ least 36 people die after overloaded boat capsizes on ganges river in buxar district of india s bihar state.
mid-october, mrs. kashmira , dr. leo rebello visit andaman islands, flying directly bombay portblair, on chartered flight of yatra travel, , find jaravas (tar black people) still roaming naked hardly 30 km away governor’s palace. visit cellular jail , recommend said imposing edifice should turned heritage-jail hotel, , oppose setting of allopathy hospital on campus of cellular jail medicate jaravas, destroying original genetic pool of on 5000 years old.
11 october – 18 people killed when bus falls river in bulandshahr district, uttar pradesh, india.
25 october – more 700 species of ancient insects discovered preserved in amber in ancient rainforest in india.
30 october – @ least 16 people drown , 70 missing after overcrowded ferry sinks in river in west bengal, eastern india.

november

1 november – @ least 74 people drown after ferry-boat capsizes on muri ganga river in west bengal, india.
2 november – 17 people killed , 3 others injured when truck carrying them overturned @ tarapur talukav near indranaj in india. truck on way surat bhavnagar.
15 november – 66 people die after building collapses in eastern new delhi, india.
21 november – 7 people killed after bomb planted suspected maoist rebels explodes in aurangabad district, bihar, northeastern india.

december

5 december – 20-year-old nicole faria bangalore, miss india, wins miss earth 2010 crown in vinpearl land, nha trang, vietnam.
10 december – agni-ii plus missile test fails in orissa, india test-fired upgraded version of agni-ii plus nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile off orissa coast. test declared failure. latest version of agni series missile described two-stage, solid propellant rail , road mobile missile.
26 december – collision between bus , mini-truck kills 34 people , leaves 30 injured, near town of badaun in uttar pradesh state, in northern india.
late december – onion price rise in indian markets leads political tensions.




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