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World News Atlas    India     2001   January

India, January 2001 Timeline Saturday, October 11     Author
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Massive blackout  Blackout left millions of people without electricity because of a sudden power surge in the transmission grid Hindu festival smooth start  Million pilgrims plunged into the waters of the holy river Ganges to wash away sins Diamond trade halts in protest  Merchants, dealers and diamond cutters protest the arrest of one of the biggest diamond merchants No bail for bomb suspects  A judge denied bail for Sikh men accused of the 1985 bombing on Air India plane that killed 329 people Voting in Kashmir after 23 years  Villagers in 3 districts of Kashmir voted despite islamic guerrillas had asked to boycott the polls Millions flock to Ganges festival  30 million Hindu pilgrims are expected to go to the river for the most auspicious day of the Maha Kumbh Mela   Dalai Lama condemns converting  Dalai Lama has joined Hindu leaders in condemning the Christian and Muslim practice of seeking converts Quake death toll could reach 1000  Rescuers dug through collapsed buildings for survivors Up to 2,000 killed in quake  Residents in the Gujarat State spent the night outside. Fear of aftershocks spreads. 4,000 missing 7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people

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  Western Canada  
Jan.15   Kashmir  
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Jan.26   India  
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  Gujarat  
  Earthquake at 8:46 in the morning, centered near Bhuj, on the 51st celebration of Republic Day
 Gujarat officials have said that homeless will be offered food in exchange for aiding the reconstruction effort. Total property damage was estimated at $5.5 billion. In Ahmedabad as many as 50 multistory buildings collapsed and several hundred people were killed
Jan.27   Gujarat   Quake death toll could be 15,000  Survivors waited for supplies. Rescuers had pulled more than 3,200 bodies   Gujarat   11,000 killed in quake
  Officials say more than 11,000 died. Rescue workers climbed atop debris hoping for some sign of life
Jan.28   Gujarat   125,000 not accounted for
  Priorities are shifting from rescue efforts to helping quake survivors. The toll could be as high as 30,000
Jan.29   Gujarat   Indian PM visits quake location  Vajpayee said that help was not coming fast enough. He asks for $1.5 billion in aid and loans.   Gujarat   Quake toll may reach 100,000
  4 days after earthquake rescuers are continuing work to free people trapped under debris. Official toll is more than 6,000
Jan.30   India   Rescuers revive quake search plans  Rescuers plucked a young man from the rubble   Gujarat   Order collapses
  Quake survivors seek food, water. Relief flights arrived in India. Villagers try to intercept relief trucks
Jan.31   India   13-year-old girl rescued  Turkish rescue workers pulled a girl from a pile of debris after 6 days




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