January 29, 2001

 

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The Commissioner for External Relations, European Commission Mr. Christopher Patten calls on the Union Finance Minister Shri Yashwant Sinha in New Delhi on January 29, 2001.
p290120012.jpg (51201 bytes) The Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri E. Ponnuswamy giving away the Petroleum Sports Control Board Award to Shri Nandu Natekar, Arjuna Award winner in Badminton at a function in New Delhi on January 29, 2001.
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The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee inquiring about the health of the one of the earthquake victim whose leg is being plastered by the doctors at the make-shift Military Hospital in Bhuj (Gujarat)  on January 29, 2001.

The Bhuj City is rocked by the strongest ever earthquake in last 40 years, the tremors were felt throughout the country.
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One of the hundreds of buildings affected by the earthquake in Bhuj (Gujarat) on January 29, 2001.

This multi storey building was reduced to rubble when the Bhuj City was rocked by the strongest ever earthquake in last 40 years measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale on Friday (January 26). The earthquake was so powerful that the tremors were felt throughout the country.