2000 in Kerala
Events in the year 2000 in the Indian state of Kerala.
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Events
- February 12 - Minister Neelalohithadasan Nadar resigns over sexual harassment complaint filed against him by Nalini Netto IAS.[1]
- June 1 - Kerala High Court declared Bandh as unconstitutional.[2]
- June 11 - Cochin International Airport became international airport.
- August 17 - Kairali TV a Malayalam language Television broadcasting service promoted by Communist Party of India (Marxist) launched.
- September - K.K. Usha became the first women Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.[3]
- September 27 - A girl named Asna aged 8 injured in a bomb attack on her home by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers in Kannur district.[4]
- October 21 - A hooch tragedy in Kalluvathukkal claims 31 lives and eyesight of nearly 500 people.[5]
- December 12 - An Earthquake measuring 5.0 in Richter magnitude scale felt in Idukki district and Kottayam district of Kerala.[6]
- December 26 - Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee arrives at Kumarakom for a week long holiday.[7][8]
Deaths
- March 23 - Antony Padiyara, Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, 79.
- August 26 - Balan K. Nair, actor, 67.
- October 17 - Kudamaloor Karunakaran Nair, Kathakali artist, 84.
See also
References
- "rediff.com: Kerala's ex-minister chargesheeted in sexual harassment case". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- "Kerala was first state to have a court ban on bandh, now it passes off as hartal - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- "Justice KK Usha, first woman chief justice of Kerala HC from the bar, passes away at 81". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- "Asna, who lost her leg in Kannur blast, is now doctor at health centre near home". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- "Kalluvathukkal hooch tragedy: Manichan released after serving 21 years in prison". English.Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- "rediff.com: Moderate earthquake in Kerala: PTI". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- "rediff.com: Kerala ready for prime minister's visit". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- "rediff.com: All of Kerala wants to meet PM". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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