April 2006 in India

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April 30, 2006

* Terrorism in Kashmir: A group of about six to ten heavily-armed Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists mount a carnage in Kulhand village in Doda District, Jammu and Kashmir pulling out villagers from their homes and shooting them. 22-35 people died in the bloodiest massacre in Jammu and Kashmir in 3 years with one of them being a 6-year-old child. A dozen others were wounded. All the victims belonged to Hindu community. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1687591,000900010002.htm (Hindustan Times)] [http://www.ndtv.com/topstories/showtopstory.asp?slug=22+killed+in+militant+attack+in+Doda&id=19302&category=National (NDTV.com)]

April 22, 2006

* Pramod Mahajan shot by his brother Praveen. He was operated upon and is in a critical, but stable condition. [http://www.ndtv.com/breakingnews/default.asp?refno=4222006115126AM {NDTV} ]

April 20, 2006

* 64 dead in separate bus accidents in Northern India. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4926226.stm (BBC)]

April 19, 2006

* IOC has sought a Rs 5.6 per litre increase in petrol and Rs 7.6 a litre hike in diesel prices to offset the loss it suffers due to selling fuel below production costs. [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1496945.cms (Economic Times)] [http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=124364 (Financial Express)]

April 15, 2006

* The Jammu and Kashmir police arrest nine Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists in connection with the grenade attacks that shook Srinagar killing five and injuring 40 others. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060416/main4.htm (The Tribune)] [http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/16/stories/2006041612580100.htm (The Hindu)]
* Salman Khan, out on bail after being convicted in one of the poaching cases against him, is granted permission to travel abroad by a district and sessions court. [http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=288501&sid=NAT (Zee News)] [http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2006/april/135348.htm (Mid-Day)]
* Gold prices touch a new high of Rs 8,855 per 10 gm in the bullion market. The price of silver too zoomed, touching Rs 19,545 per kg. [http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2006/april/135348.htm (The Hindu)] [http://us.rediff.com/money/2006/apr/15gold.htm?q=bp&file=.htm (rediff.com)]
* India cruise to a seven-wicket win over England in the final ODI at Indore, its 17th consecutive successful run chase in ODIs. [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india_seal_series_against_england_win_51/8251-5.html (CNN-IBN)] [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200604151761.htm (The Hindu)]

April 14, 2006

* Infosys Technologies reports a year-on-year 33.2 percent jump in net profit at Rs 2,458 crore during 2005-06 and recommends a 1:1 bonus issue as well as dividend of Rs 30 per share, on the occasion of its silver jubilee. [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200604141701.htm (The Hindu)] [http://web.mid-day.com/news/nation/2006/april/135266.htm (Mid-Day)]
* Jama Masjid, Delhi is rocked by twin blasts. More than 15 people are injured, one of them seriously, in the blasts. [http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=288337&sid=NAT (Zee News)] [http://www.ibnlive.com/article/iptv_to_hit_the_screen_soon/8244-3.html (CNN-IBN)]
* After an almost five-month lull in hostilities, militants set off a series of grenade explosions at some of the busiest points in Srinagar, killing five persons, including two women and injuring 30. The first five blasts, which occurred within a span of less than an hour starting just before noon prayers triggered panic across the city. People fled indoors as heavily armed security forces trooped in. The blasts resumed in the evening, with the sixth grenade attack on a police patrol at Sakidafar leaving five more civilians and five policemen injured. [http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=SP13689 (Reuters)] [http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1024125 (DNA)]

April 12, 2006

* Dr. Rajkumar, one of the most popular actors of movies made in Kannada a language of Karnataka, a southern state of India died on April 12, 2006(13.45 IST) following a cardiac arrest on Wednesday afternoon in M S Ramaiah hospital, Bangalore. [http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/12raj.html. (rediff.com)]

April 10, 2006

* An inferno sweeps through a consumer electronics fair in Meerut's Victoria Park, killing at least 50 people and seriously injuring many more. The fire was said to have been caused by a short circuit. "See 2006 Meerut fire" [http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=287419&sid=NAT&ssid= (zeenews.com)] [http://us.rediff.com/news/2006/apr/10onk.htm?q=tp&file=.htm (Rediff India Abroad)]

April 8, 2006

* 2006 Aligarh Riots continue for fourth day despite the curfew in the city.
* An NDA delegation meets President Abdul Kalam with an appeal to direct Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to forward an opposition petition for the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla to the chief election commissioner. [http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/09/stories/2006040906760800.htm (The Hindu)]

April 7, 2006

* Gold touches an all-time high of Rs 8,700 per 10 gm. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1669041,0015002100000000.htm (Hindustan Times)]

April 4, 2006

*Dam protester, environmentalist Medha Patkar's health worsens. She is on a hunger strike for the last seven days. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4876110.stm (BBC)]