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Saturday, April 9, 2011

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF AUGUST 2010 - UPDATED NEWS


AUGUST

August1
Eight persons, including a woman are killed in two separate incidents in the Kashmir valley.

August2
Seven civilians are killed in continuing violence in the Kashmir Valley.
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The CBI files a curative petition in the Supreme Court in the ‘Bhopal gas tragedy case.’
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Parliament resumes business Lok Sabha nod for the SBI (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

August 4
A civilian is killed in firing by CRPF personnel on protestors at the Bemina Cowk in Srinagar.

August 5
The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee suspends three officials and the treasurer resigns.’

August 6
At least 165 persons are killed and over 500 injured as flash floods triggered by torrential rain hits Leh in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

August 7
Two merchant vessels, MSC chitra (laden with 26,000 tonnes of oil) and MV Khalijia III collide in the Arabian Sea off the Mumbai coast resulting in a massive oil spil.

August 9
A legislation to protect whistle blowers gets the Centre’s nod.
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Justice P.D.Dinakaran is sworn in Sikkim Chief Justice.

August 15
Dialougue is the only option, be it with Pakistan, Kahmiri separatists or naxalities, says the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his address to the nation on the 64th Independence Day.

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