2001 in Kerala
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Events in the year 2001 in Kerala.
Incumbents
Governors of Kerala - Sukhdev Singh Kang
- E.K. Nayanar (till May)
- A. K. Antony (since May)
Events
- January 6 - 2001 Aluva massacre
- February - A thirteen year old girl named Krishnapriya was raped and killed by a youth named Ahmed Koya near Manjeri.
- March 11 - Forty one passengers suffered death by burns following a bus accident at Pookkiparamba near Kottakkal.[1]
- April 10 - A scientist killed due to explosion of a missile at Naval Armament Depot, Aluva.[2]
- May 10 - 2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election held.
- May 17 - Indian National Congress led United Democratic Front came into power in Kerala under the leadership of A. K. Antony.
- June 22 - Kadalundi train derailment in Malappuram district claims 59 lives.[3]
- June 30 - Mavoor Gwalior Rayons factory shutdown following decades of environmental activism.[4]
- September 12 - Government of India notifies Minimum support price for Natural rubber belonging to higher grades.[5][6]
- September 25 - Red rain in Kerala in Kottayam district.
- November 9 - A landslide at Amboori, Thiruvananthapuram district claims 39 lives.[7]
- December 8 - Indian Federal Democratic Party headed by P. C. Thomas extends support to ruling National Democratic Alliance.[8]
Birth
- Mamitha Baiju
- 27 August - Esther Anil
Deaths
- January 17 - P. R. Kurup, 85, politician.
- April 7 - G. N. Ramachandran, 78, Physicist
- July 9 - Victor George, 46, Photographer.
See also
References
- ^ John, Haritha (2022-05-08). "Azeez, who exhumed Rifa Mehnu's body, has been doing it for 4 decades for free". The News Minute. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "rediff.com: Missile blows up in Cochin arms depot". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Train plunges into river in Kerala, more than 50 killed". The Times of India. 2001-06-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ Govind, Biju (2019-09-30). "Exploring Malabar's forgotten industrial town, Mavoor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ "Govt intervention can hurt market: Experts". New Indian Express.
- ^ Parikh, Kirit S.; Ganesh-Kumar, A.; Darbha, Gangadhar (2003). "Growth and Welfare Consequences of Rise in MSP". Economic and Political Weekly. 38 (9): 891–895. ISSN 0012-9976.
- ^ "Amboori residents recall tragic landslide of 2001". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "rediff.com: 6-member party extends support to NDA government". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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