2022 in India
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Events in the year 2022 in India.
Incumbents[edit]
National government[edit]
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President of India | Ram Nath Kovind |
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Vice-President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha | Venkaiah Naidu |
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Prime Minister of India | Narendra Modi |
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Chief Justice of India | Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana |
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Speaker of the Lok Sabha | Om Birla |
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Chief Election Commissioner of India | Sushil Chandra |
| Chief of Defence Staff | Vacant (Acting position - Army chief General M M Naravane) | |
| Lok Sabha | 17th Lok Sabha |
State governments[edit]
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 1 Jan – Vaishno Devi Temple stampede, Around 2:15 AM in near the Gate No. 3 of Vaishno Devi Temple, due to a scuffle between two groups of pilgrims the place becomes congested and people started suffocating. Due to the melee, 12 people were crushed to death and 16 others injured.[1]
- 4 Jan –
- Chief ministers of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Netizens trolled him on Social Media as he is not wearing mask in his political rallies in Chandigarh and Patiala.
- Vishal Kumar Jha (in Bengaluru) and Shweta Singh (in Uttarakhand) are arrested by the Mumbai Police, in connection with the Bulli Bai app, which targeted women of Muslim Community by putting their doctored images in an online auction.
- 5 Jan – Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's convoy stuck in a flyover in Firozpur district following security breach and protests by farmers.[2]
- 6 Jan –
- An Indian Digital media platform named The Wire reports existence of a utility called Tek Fog that is used by BJP IT Cell for amplifying propaganda, manipulating public perception on social media and spreading hate.[3][4]
- Delhi Police arrests a 21 year old Engineering graduate named Neeraj Bishnoi from Jorhat, Assam. He is alleged as the master mind behind creation of an online application called "Bulli Bai" where Muslim women were kept for auction.[5][6]
- 8 Jan – The Election Commission of India announces the dates for 2022 Legislative Assembly Elections for 5 states. In Uttar Pradesh it will begin on 'February 10', in the states of Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab it will start on February 14 and in Manipur the polling starts February 27.
- 13 Jan – Maynaguri train accident - A train derailed between New Maynaguri Railway Station and New Domohani Railway Station due to some glitch in locomotive engine, around 5:00 PM in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. At least nine people are killed.[7]
- 20 Jan –
- A family of four believed to be from Gujarat frozen to death near Canada–United States border at Manitoba while allegedly attempting an illegal border crossing to United States.[8]
- Tableau's of non Bharatiya Janata Party ruling states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Odisha gets rejected by Ministry of Defence from taking part in Republic Day parade sparking controversy.[9]
- 21 Jan – Amar Jawan Jyoti which was continuously burning since last fifty years at India Gate in commemoration of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was mergered with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial as part of ongoing Central Vista Redevelopment Project.[10][11] On 21 January 2022, the older flame was merged with the newer one at National War Memorial.[11]
February[edit]
- 7 February - Central Bureau of Investigation booked a case against ABG Shipyard, a Gujrat based company for carrying out the biggest loan frauds in history of the country. The company defrauded nearly 28 banks for loans that's worth more than 22,000 crores.[12]
- 14 February - 2022 Karnataka hijab row The high court's interim order was implemented in all schools and colleges across Karnataka, with students, and in some cases teachers, being asked to remove hijabs and burqas outside the school gates.
- 4-20 February - India at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Arif Khan was the flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[13]
March[edit]
- 6 March - 2022 Srinagar bombing
- 9 March - Mian Channu incident
- 10 March - The legislative assembly elections held in five states - BJP won by beating the incumbency in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur. Where as in Punjab AAP registered a decisive victory over ruling Indian National Congress.
- 15 March - The Karnataka High Court upheld the Ban on hijabs in schools in the state of Karnataka (following the 2022 Karnataka hijab row) [14] stating that the hijab is not an essential religious practice.[15][16][17]
- 21 March - Eight people burned to death in Birbhum district, West Bengal following the murder of a Trinamool Congress politician.[18]
April[edit]
- 10 April - Trikut cable car accident
- 10 April - 2022 Indian communal violence and discrimination
Deaths[edit]
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January[edit]
- 4 – Sindhutai Sapkal, 73, social worker; cardiac arrest
- 8 – Ramesh Babu, 56, film actor
- 17 – Birju Maharaj, 83, dancer
- 18 – Narayan Debnath, 97, cartoonist
- 22 – Jaswant Singh, 90, field hockey player
February[edit]
- 6 – Lata Mangeshkar, 92, singer; multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
- 15 – Bappi Lahiri, 69, music composer obstructive sleep apnea
- 15 – Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, 90, legendary Bengali singer, cardiac arrest
- 12 – Rahul Bajaj, 83, billionaire businessman and CEO of Bajaj Group
- 21 – Mekapati Goutham Reddy, 50, politician; heart attack
March[edit]
- 14 – Sandeep Nangal Ambian, 38, kabaddi player; shot dead
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Khajuria, Sanjay (January 2, 2022). "12 pilgrims die as New Year rush sparks Vaishno Devi stampede". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "India PM Narendra Modi trapped on Punjab flyover in security breach". BBC News. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "Tek Fog: An App With BJP Footprints for Cyber Troops to Automate Hate, Manipulate Trends". The Wire. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "'Tek Fog' app one of several 'factories' of hate BJP has set up, says Rahul Gandhi". ThePrint. 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ Nath, Hemanta Kumar (January 6, 2022). "Bulli Bai row: Who is Niraj Bishnoi, a 2nd-year engineering student and face behind the app". India Today. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ Garg, Ankita (January 10, 2022). "What is Bulli Bai app, what is its link to Sulli Deals, and how GitHub is involved: Story in 10 points". India Today. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Bikaner-Guwahati Express derails: 5 dead, NDRF teams rushed to spot". www.hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Two children among Indian family of four found frozen to death near US-Canada border". The Indian Express. 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ Suffian, Mohammad (January 20, 2022). "After Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, now Centre rejects Odisha's Republic Day tableau". India Today. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/amar-jawan-jyoti-merge-eternal-flame-national-war-memorial-1902865-2022-01-21". India Today.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title=|url=(help) - ^ a b "Burning for 5 decades, flame at Amar Jawan Jyoti will be put out at India Gate, merged with National War Memorial". Indian Express Limited. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "Gujarat shipbuilding firm booked for Rs 22,000 crore loan fraud: CBI". The Indian Express. 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ "Flag bearer at the winter games". indianexpress.com. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "LIVE updates: Karnataka HC upholds Hijab ban". The Siasat Daily. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Hijab Row Handbook: With HC Verdict, News18 Looks Back at And Beyond The Window Dressing of The Issue". News18. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "India court in Karnataka upholds ban on hijabs in colleges". TheGuardian.com. 15 March 2022.
- ^ "India court upholds Karnataka state's ban on hijab in class".
- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (2022-03-25). "Birbhum deaths | CBI takes over probe after Calcutta High Court order". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-03-26.