1699 - 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Govindsingh started Khalsa tradition among Sikhs (on Baisakhi Day).
1919 - Jallianwala bagh massacre, wherein the entrance was blocked by an armoured vehicle and assembled people were fired upon took place in Amritsar, India. (I visited the place during my visit to Amritsar)
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at Jallianwala Bagh, in Punjab on March 23, 2015. The Governor of Punjab, Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki and the Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Parkash Singh Badal are also seen.
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at Jallianwala Bagh, in Punjab on March 23, 2015. The Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Parkash Singh Badal and the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla are also seen.
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at Jallianwala Bagh, in Punjab on March 23, 2015.
1947 - Diplomatic relations between Russia and India established.
1999 - D. Sripada Rao, former speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly shot dead by Naxalites.
Birthdays
1940 - Najma Heptulla
Date of Birth
13/04/1940
Birth Place
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
Educational Qualifications
M.Sc.(Zoology), Ph.D. (Cardiac Anatomy) Educated at Motilal Nehru Vigyan Mahavidyalaya
Profession
Social Worker and doing research in scientific field
Positions Held
July 1980 Elected to Rajya Sabha 1981 Member, Joint Committee on Marriage Law (Amendment) Bill, 1981 1982-84 Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha Member, Committee on Petitions 1984
Member, Committee on Public Accounts General Secretary, Science Forum of Parliament Jan. 1985 - Jan. 1986 Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha and Nov. 1988 - 10 June 2004 1985 and 1989 - June 2004
Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Business Advisory Committee 1985 and 1989 - June 2004 and Member, Committee on Rules Nov. 2004 onwards July 1986 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) 1986-87 General Secretary, All India Congress Committee(I) In-charge, youth activities and State of Jammu and Kashmir of A.I.C.C. In-charge, N.S.U.I., the student wing of the Congress Party 1986-87 and 1998
Spokesperson, All India Congress Committee Nov. 1988 - June 2004 Chairperson, Committee of Privileges, Rajya Sabha 1988
Elected Vice-President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) July 1992 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term) March 1997 - June 2004
Chairperson, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Rajya Sabha
6 May 1997-26 April 1999
Chairperson, Committee on the Empowerment of Women July 1998 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fourth term) Sept. 1998-99
Elected Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (I.P.U.) Sept. 1998 - June 2004
Chairperson, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) Oct. 1999 - Sept. 2002
President of the Council of the I.P.U., the first woman ever to be elected to this office in the 110-year history of the I.P.U. Sept. 2002 Honorary President, Council of the I.P.U. for life July 2004
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (fifth term) Aug. 2004 onwards
Member, Committee on Energy Oct. 2004 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation Jan. 2006 onwards
Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf Sept. 2006 onwards
Chairperson, Committee on Subordinate Legislation Oct. 2006 onwards
Member, General Purposes Committee Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Energy
Freedom Fighter
No
Books Published
Published several research papers in foreign and Indian journals. Contributed to many Indian and foreign magazines on issues relating to women and social development. Member of the Advisory Committee and Editorial Board of 'The Indian Journal of Zoology' and 'Journal of Anatomy'. Editor and Publisher of the quarterly magazine 'Dialogue Today' since 1986. Author of the books, (i) 'India's Progress in Science and Technology - Continuity and Change', 1985, (ii) 'Indo-West Asian Relations - The Nehru Era', 1992, (iii) 'Reforms for Women - Future Options', 1992, (iv) 'Environment Protection in Developing Countries', 1993, (v) 'Human Social Security and Sustainable Development', 1995 (vi) 'A.I.D.S. - Approaches to Prevention', 1996 and (vii) Democracy - The Global Perspective, 2004
http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=23
Prof Ajoy Ghose (1934)
Prof. Ajoy Ghose is a renowned engineer in the field of mining.
Blasting in Mining - New Trends
Ajoy K. Ghose, Akhilesh Joshi
CRC Press, 05-Nov-2012 - Technology & Engineering - 150 pages
Blasting practices in mines have undergone many changes in the recent past and continue to be honed and reconfigured to meet the demands of today’s mining needs. This volume compiles papers of the workshop Blasting in Mines – New Trends, hosted by the Fragblast 10 Symposium . The 17 papers provide a mix which highlight the evolving trends in blasting in mines. These range from special techniques of cast blasting, applications of seed wave modelling for improved fragmentation, to design of mass blasts and controlled blasting for stability of pit-walls. Blasting in Mines – New Trends will be of particular interest to mining and blasting engineers.
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Updated 9 April 2017, 29 March 2015
