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2019 in Kerala
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Events in the year 2019 in Kerala.
Incumbents
Events
January - April
- 1 Jan -
- Vanitha Mathil, world's fourth largest human chain ever made, and the largest formed solely by women under leadership of left organizations between Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram to uphold gender equality and protest against gender discrimination.[1]
- Hindustan Newsprint, Kottayam stopped its operations.[2]
- 2 Jan - Two women, Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga, belonging to the traditionally barred age group entered the holy shrine of Sabarimala.[3]
- 3 Jan -
- State wide Hartal by Sabarimala Karma Samiti and Hindu right wing organisations held.
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist throw bomb at Nedumangad Police Station.[4]
- Hindu right wing protestors were attacked by left wing activists during Hartal at Edappal.[5]
- 15 Jan - Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Kollam Bypass on National Highway 66.[6]
- 25 Jan - Income Tax Department conducts a raid on Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited and unearth details of bribe payment to politicians including Pinarayi Vijayan.[7]
- 17 Feb - Two Indian Youth Congress workers brutally killed in Periya, Kasaragod allegedly by CPIM killer squad.[8]
- 19 Feb - Municipality of Alappuzha imposes a fine of Rs. 2.73 crores on Lake Palace Resort owned by Thomas Chandy for engaging in illegal constructions and carrying out encroachment on Vembanad backwaters.[9]
- 13 Apr - Kerala High Court acquits all five accused in 2006 Panayikulam SIMI Camp case.[10]
- 23 Apr - 2019 Indian general election in Kerala
May - July
- 23 May - United Democratic Front (Kerala) sweeps parliament elections in Kerala by winning 19 out of 20 constituencies.[11]
- 16 June - Jose K. Mani is elected as the chairman of Kerala Congress (M).[12]
- 12 July - Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala passes a controversial order that reduces fine imposed by Municipality of Alappuzha on Lake Palace Resort owned by Thomas Chandy for encroachment from 1.17 crores to 34 lakhs.[13]
August - September
- 8 Aug - 2019 Kerala floods and landslides in Kavalapara and Puthumala claims 76 lives.[14]
- 22 Aug - Principal Sessions Court Kottayam calls 2018 Kevin murder as Honor killing and convicts 10 out of the 14 accused in the case.[15]
- 26 Sept - Kerala Police enters St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Piravom and forcefully evicted Jacobite faction from church premises following ongoing conflict between Jacobite and Orthodox factions following 2017 Supreme Court verdict that give more rights to Orthodox group.[16][17]
October - December
- 5 Oct – The key accused in the Koodathayi cyanide murders, Jolly was arrested by Kerala Police.[18]
- 28 Oct - Three Maoists killed by Kerala Police at Manchakatti, in Palakkad district.[19]
- 1 Nov - Kerala Police arrests two students named Alan Shuhaib and Thaha Faisal from Kozhikode under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act alleging Maoist links.[20]
- 20 Nov - A ten-year-old girl died after Snakebite from classroom in Sultan Bathery.[21]
- 6 December - Kerala Bank launched by Pinarayi Vijayan.
- 31 Dec - Kerala Legislative Assembly passes a resolution against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.[22]
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Deaths
January
14 - Lenin Rajendran, 67, Film director.[23]
February
1 - Thuppettan, 89, writer.
March
14 - Rosamma Chacko, 91, politician.
27 - Ashitha (writer), 62
April
3 - V. Viswanatha Menon, 92, politician
9 - K. M. Mani, 86, politician
13 - D. Babu Paul, 78, Bureaucrat
May
9 - Eranjoli Moosa, 79, Mappila song singer.
17 - Kadavoor Sivadasan, 87, politician
July
12 - M. J. Radhakrishnan, cinematographer.
26 - Attoor Ravi Varma, 88, poet
September
17 - Sathaar, 67, actor.
October
1 - C. K. Menon, 70, entrepreneur.
November
10 - T. N. Seshan, 86, bureaucrat and former election commissioner.
12 - Raju Mathew, 82, film producer.
December
10 - Lily Thomas, 92, lawyer.[24]
20 - Thomas Chandy, politician and business man
21 - Ramachandra Babu, 72, cinematographer.
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References
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