1999 in Kerala
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Events in the year 1999 in Kerala.
Incumbents
Events
- January 14 - Fifty three pilgrims killed in 1999 Sabarimala stampede.[1]
- January 26 - Relay satyagraha by environmental activists at Kozhikode against Mavoor Gwalior Rayons Factory.[2]
- June 10 - Commercial operations started from new Nedumbassery Airport at Kochi with an Air India flight to Dammam.[3]
- 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.[4]
- September 11 - 1999 Indian general election took place in all 20 constituencies of Kerala.
- October 6 - United Democratic Front bagged 11 of the 20 parliamentary seats in 1999 Indian general election in Kerala.
- October 10 - Mavoor Rayons Factory stops production following 36 years long protests against pollution.[5]
- November 11 - Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board established.[6]
- November 14 - Nineteen passengers were killed and 90 were injured in a bus accident near Poredam Kollam district.[7]
- 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.[8]
Deaths
- 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
References
- ↑ "A tragedy at Sabarimala". 2001-12-30. Archived from the original on 2001-12-30. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ↑ Satapathy, Sankalpa (2026-06-29). "Are environmental movements an individual responsibility?". Down To Earth. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Staff, D. T. E. "Unquiet flows the Chaliyar". Down To Earth. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
- ↑ "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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