Events in the year 2006 in the Republic of India.

2006
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India

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See also:List of years in India
Timeline of Indian history

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Events

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11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings: One of the bomb-damaged coaches at the Mahim station
  • National income - 42,546,290 million

January - June

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July - December

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  • 6 July – The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opened for trade after 44 years.
  • 11 July – 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings: A series of coordinated bomb attacks struck several commuter trains in Mumbai, India during the evening rush hour.
  • 29 August – A 90% iron meteorite weighing 6.8 kilograms fell in Kanvarpura village in Rajasthan, near Rawatbhata, where the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station is located. It came to earth in the middle of the day and was found by two shepherds. Scientists from the Geological Survey of India rushed to the village to recover the object. The Deputy Director-General (western region) of the Geological Survey, R.S. Goyal, said that devastation on an "unimaginable scale" would have ensued had the meteorite struck the power station.[4]
  • 20 November – 2006 West Bengal train disaster: A suspected terrorist attack killed five people on a train in a remote area of West Bengal.
  • 3 September – A man who fell in the dangerous Guna Caves had survived and had been rescued by a man; his friend. the man came in a group of 11 from Manjummel, Kochi.

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Naushad Ali

Observance

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Following days of religious or cultural significance were observed in 2006.

  • 13 January – Lohri, Punjab
  • 13 January – Arudra Darisanam, Tamil Nadu
  • 13–14 January – Bikaner Camel Festival
  • 14 January – International Kite Festival, Ahmedabad and Jaipur
  • 14 January – Uttarayan Kite Festival, Gujarat
  • 16 January – Jallikattu festival, Alanganallur
  • 16 January – Modhera Dance Festival, Modhera
  • 31 January – Muharram
  • 2 February – Basant Panchami
  • 26 February – Maha Shiv Ratri
  • 15 March – Holi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CBI to reopen probe into Nanded blasts". The Economic Times. 24 November 2008. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Five times 'peaceful' Bengaluru turned irrationally violent 3". Sify. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Timeline of Singur Protests". Business Standard.
  4. ^ Meteorite fall in Rajasthan village The Hindu, 2006-09-06.
  5. ^ Rao, Pavithra. "Remembering Kuljeet Randhawa". entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2008.