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Encyclopedia > 2005 in India

See also: 2004 in India, other events of 2005, 2006 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a timeline of Indian history. ...

Contents


Events

January

  • January 10 - The Delhi High Court says that a "high claim ratio" cannot be grounds to turn down medical insurance contract renewal requests. The court said that medical policies were liable to be renewed on the same terms and conditions as the old ones. However, insurance companies could load the premium to a limited extent if high payments were sought by a consumer.
  • January 17 - Suspended central excise commissioner P K Ajwani, facing charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income, is released on bail.
  • January 23 - In line with the suggestions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission asks the chief electoral officers of Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana to do videography of proceedings inside polling stations without violating the secrecy of vote.
  • January 29 - The BJP-led government in Goa headed by Manohar Parrikar is reduced to a minority after four BJP MLAs resign from the 40-member house. While the Congress has staked its claim to form the new government, Parrikar has said he will prove his majority.
  • January 29 - Former BJP president Venkaiah Naidu's helicopter is set on fire by suspected Maoists during his campaign tour of Gaya, Bihar. Naidu escapes unhurt.

January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The High Court of Delhi was established on October 31, 1966. ... Health Insurance is a type of insurance whereby the insurer pays the medical costs of the insured if the insured becomes sick due to covered causes, or due to accidents. ... Look up premium in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A Premium may refer to: Premium rate telephone number, the UK Premium Bond Premium outlet Risk premium, in finance, the monetary difference between the guaranteed return and the possible return on an investment This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India. ... The Election Commission of India is a constitutional body created to hold free and fair elections in India. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... | state_name=Jharkhand | | capital=Ranchi | latd = 23. ... Haryana (Hindi: , IPA: / /) is a state in north India. ... A polling station situated inside a suburban library in the north of Cambridge during the United Kingdom general election, 2005. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... BJP could mean one of Indias largest political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party British Journal of Photography British Journal of Psychiatry British Journal of Pharmocology This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... Manohar Parrikar Manohar Parrikar (born December 13, 1955, Mapusa, Goa) is an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005. ... A Member of Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature of a State in the Indian system of government. ... The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Indian politicians | Politics stubs ... Maoism or Mao Zedong Thought (Chinese: 毛泽东思想, pinyin: Máo Zédōng SÄ«xiÇŽng), is a variant of Marxism-Leninism derived from the teachings of the Chinese communist Mao Zedong. ... Gaya is a city in Bihar, India, and it is also the headquarters of Gaya District. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ...

February

March

  • March 10 - TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) slashes tariffs for international bandwidth prices by up to 70% with effect from April 1.

March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI (established 1997) is the independent regulator established by the Government of India to regulate the telecommunications business in India. ... Bandwidth is a measure of frequency range, measured in hertz, of a function of a frequency variable. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...

April

  • April 25 - The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in a landmark judgement rules that hospitals are duty bound to accept accident victims, that patients in critical condition and that doctors cannot first demand fees before agreeing to treat the patient and that a relative's consent is not necessary if there is no family member present at the time.

April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, India is a quasi-judicial commission in India which was setup in 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986. ...

May

May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... ISD can mean: Independent School District Imperial Star Destroyer from Star Wars Information Services Department of the Hong Kong Government Instructional Systems Design Internal Security Department International Subscriber Dialling Inhibited sexual desire, a sexual dysfunction also known as frigidity. ... For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ...

June

July

August

  • 30th August - Removal of License Requirements for Exports of Controlled Items to India, Federal Register.

September

  • September - A high-level U.S. defence team for the first time gives a classified detailed briefing to Indian officials on the patriot PAC-III anti-missile system, its capabilities against weapons of mass destruction and on the sensitive technologies of the F-18/A hornet and F-16 fighter jets.

This article is about the country in North America. ... A weapon of mass destruction or (WMD) is a term used to describe munitions with the capacity to indiscriminately kill large numbers of human beings. ... The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft built in the United States and used by dozens of countries all over the world. ... A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ...

October

November

November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nitish Kumar (born March 1, 1951, Bakhtiarpur, Bihar, India) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. ... RJD Womens wing office in Delhi The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD- National Peoples Party) is a political party in India. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...

December

  • December 29 - Firing, possibly a terrorist attack, at IISC, Bangalore campus.

December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a premier post-graduate institution of research and higher learning located in Bangalore, India. ...

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