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Events in the year 2024 in Kerala.

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State government

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Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khan
Chief minister Of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan
Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Nitin Madhukar Jamdar

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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  • 9 July - Allegations against a CPIM member in Kozhikode district for taking 22 lakhs as bribe offering Kerala Public Service Commission membership.[42]
  • 12 July - The first Mother ship docks at Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram.[43]
  • 13 July - Christopher Joy, a 47-year-old temporary cleaning worker, had gone missing on Saturday while cleaning a waste-filled part of the Amayizhanchan stream under a 200-metre-long canal tunnel which runs under the tracks at the railway station in Thampanoor near the Central Railway Station. Navy, Fire force personnel, scuba teams of Kerala Fire and Rescue Services, police, civic workers and National Disaster Response Force men worked on the rescue operation and after nearly 48 hours his dead body was found on 15 July 2024.[44][45][46][47]
  • 16 July
    • Reports emerged in Friday that a Malayali lorry driver from Kozhikode named Arjun went missing. It is said that he and his lorry got trapped under a 2024 Ankola (Karnataka) landslide occurred at Ankola in Uttara Kannada District on Tuesday.[48] Delay in rescue operation conducted by Karnataka garnered significant media attention in Kerala and the family of Arjun later alleged the same, which led to Ministerial intervention from the side of Kerala Government and other elected representatives.[49][50][51]
    • Nearly a month after a building fire claimed the lives of 24 Malayalis in Kuwait a Malayali family of four killed in Kuwait City following suffocation due to the fire, which broke out in apartment after they had returned from a vacation in Kerala earlier that day. The family hailed from Neerattupuram in Kerala's Alappuzha district.[52][41]
  • 20 July - A case of Nipah virus was reported in Malappuram.[53] The confirmed case of Nipah virus infection, a 14 year old teenager boy died due to heart attack on 21 July 2024. In the years 2018, 2021 and 2023, Nipah outbreak was reported in Kozhikode district and in 2019 in Ernakulam district.[54]
  • 23 July - Students at Government Girls Vocational Higher Secondary School in BP Angadi, Malappuram district, staged a protest on the street by blocking road at BP Angadi to highlight the school's dire condition in what they called the "perennial neglect of the authorities". Girls said they endured unsafe classrooms, dirty bathrooms, and the added ordeal of worms falling from the ceiling. Education Minister intervened, promising ₹3.9 crore (US$470,000) for infrastructure improvement and immediate action to address hygiene issues.[55]
  • 28 July - Female students at Muvattupuzha Nirmala College were questioned for conducting Friday prayers(Jumah) in the girls' resting room. College Principal Fr. Justine Kannadan, citing its secular policy, denied the request, offering instead to allow students to visit a nearby Mosque by providing relaxation on attendance. The issue prompted a protest in front of principal's office from various student organizations demanding a dedicated space to perform Namaz everyday afternoon within the campus, and according to the student's faction an amicable resolution reached allowing students to visit the Mosque for Friday prayers.[56]
  • 30 July
    • 2024 Wayanad landslides – At least 231 people are killed, 397 injured and 118 missing following landslides in Wayanad district, Kerala. It is considered as one of the worst natural disaster in Kerala after 2018 floods.[a][60][61]
    • 2024 Vilangad (Kozhikode) landslide occurred in Vilangad village of Kozhikode district. 200 people of 13 families miraculously escaped as they heard boulders rolling in early Tuesday. Along with the collapse of Malayangad bridge in the process, it altogether displaced some 800 plus people to nearby Parish hall, St. George HSS and Paloor LP school.[62] The only casualty, Mathew, a retired teacher, went missing as he was in the work of alerting and ushering locals to safety whose body was recovered on August 1.[63][64] Multiple landslips in Vilangad and nearby villages have completely destroyed 18 houses and damaged over 60 more, excluding the shops in the town which were shattered.[65][66]

August

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  • 1 August - Due to the landslides in Wayanad, organizers have postponed the 70th Nehru Trophy boat race, originally scheduled for August 10 on Punnamada Lake. The event is now set for September 7.[67][68]
  • 4 August - Supreme Court has decided to revisit a 2014 case concerning the Mullaperiyar dam. The court will determine on Kerala's argument, though previously dismissed can be re-examined under exceptions to res judicata. Additionally, it will consider whether the Government of India, rather than Tamil Nadu, is the rightful successor to the lease, and if the 1886 agreement is protected by the Section 108 of the State Reorganisation Act. The court will also assess Kerala's alleged interference with Tamil Nadu's rights under the lease and a 1970 supplementary agreement.[69][70]
  • 6 August - University Appellate Tribunal court has ordered the arrest of Vellapalli Natesan, the manager of Kollam Nedunganda SN Training College, and to produce him before the court, in the case of violating the court order. The court also ordered him to pay compensation of five lakh rupees within four weeks for the mental difficulties caused by him to the petitioner.[71]
  • 19 August - Justice Hema Committee report, commissioned by the government in 2019 to investigate the challenges faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, was released after a prolonged legal struggle. The report, which had been withheld by the state government for four and a half years, was eventually made public under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. It provides a detailed account of the pervasive sexual harassment and exploitation experienced by women in the industry. Report have raised significant concerns about the safety and well-being of female professionals in Malayalam cinema.[72][73]
  • 25 August - In the light of releasing Hema committee report, allegations of sexual assault by actor Siddique on female junior artist, and allegations of misbehavior by director Ranjith on Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra followed, both Siddique and Ranjith quit their posts, general secretaryship of AMMA and headship of Kerala Chalachitra academy, respectively.[74][75][76]

September

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October

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November

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Deaths

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January - June

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June

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August

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September

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References

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  88. ^ Veteran actress Kaviyoor Ponnamma no more
  89. ^ Veteran CPM leader MM Lawrence passes away at 95

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