1999 in Kerala
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Events in the year 1999 in Kerala.
Incumbents
[edit]Governors of Kerala - Sukhdev Singh Kang
Chief minister of Kerala – E.K. Nayanar
Events
[edit]- January 14 - Fifty three pilgrims killed in 1999 Sabarimala stampede.[1]
- June 10 - Commercial operations started from new Nedumbassery Airport at Kochi with an Air India flight to Dammam.[2]
- August 25 - Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader P. Jayarajan suffered a near fatal physical attack by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers at his home in Kadirur.[3]
- September 11 - 1999 Indian general election took place in all 20 constituencies of Kerala.[4]
- October 6 - United Democratic Front bagged 11 of the 20 parliamentary seats in 1999 Indian general election in Kerala.
- November 11 - Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board established.[5]
- November 14 - Nineteen passengers were killed and 90 were injured in a bus accident near Poredam Kollam district.[6]
- December 1 - A school teacher named K.T. Jayakrishnan Master who was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker hacked to death in front of students by Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers while he was teaching in Mokeri UP School at Kannur.[7]
Deaths
[edit]- January 8 - K.T. Achuthan, politician,87.
- April 10 - Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, writer and Jnanpith Award winner, 86.
- May 12 - Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma, dancer, 84.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "A tragedy at Sabarimala". 2001-12-30. Archived from the original on 2001-12-30. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Rediff On The Net Business Interview / V J Kurien, MD, Cochin International Airport". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Murder, terror charges in Kerala's bloody RSS-CPM war". The Indian Express. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "INKredible India: The story of 1999 Lok Sabha election - All you need to know". Zee News. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Explained: How Kerala board raised infra funds — and set off govt-CAG showdown". The Indian Express. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Rediff On The NeT: 19 killed in Kerala bus accident". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Arrests in Jayakrishnan murder a farce: Rajeesh". The Times of India. 2012-06-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
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