Events in the year 2004 in Kerala.
Incumbents[edit | edit source]
- Sikander Bakht (till February),
- T. N. Chaturvedi (additional charge from February–June),
- R.L. Bhatia (from June)
- A. K. Antony (till August),
- Oommen Chandy (from August)
Events[edit | edit source]
January - July[edit | edit source]
- January 24 - Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh conducts an event named Pranthiya Karyakarthru Shibiram at Kollam with more than 16,000 delegates from 4,800 shakhas in the state.[1]
- February 10 - Chief minister of Kerala A. K. Antony inaugurates the second reach of Goshree bridges between Bolghatty Island and Vallarpadam.[2]
- May 4 - A sexagenarian named Bhavani Amma, aged 62 give birth to a baby boy at Samad IVF, Thiruvananthapuram through Embryo transfer and In vitro fertilisation.[3][4]
- May 10 - 2004 Indian general election held in Kerala as part of the last phase of general elections.
- June 15 - Javed Ghulam Sheikh (a.k.a. Pranesh Pillai) a native of Nooranad, alleged as terrorist shot dead in an Encounter killing by Gujarat Police near Ahmedabad as part of Ishrat Jahan case.[5]
- July 6 - A major firebroke out in Hindustan Insecticides Eloor's Endosulfan plant.[6]
- July 18 - InfoPark Kochi the second IT park in Kerala got established.
August - December[edit | edit source]
- August 18 - Malappuram district is declared as India's first Computer literate district.[7][8]
- August 19 - Rajani S. Anand, a 20 year old engineering student in the College of Engineering, Adoor hailing from Vellarada commits suicide by jumping from 6th floor of Commissioner for Entrance Examinations Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram following her inability to pay hostel fees of rs. 1,200 and reluctance of Indian Overseas Bank to disburse Student loan.[9][10][11]
- August 29 - Chief minister of Kerala A. K. Antony tenders resignation due to poor performance of his party in Parliament elections.[12]
- August 31 - Oommen Chandy becomes the Chief minister of Kerala.
- September 17 - Red tides observed in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala.[13]
- September 28 - A four-member family found dead by suicide at Kaviyoor. The elder girl aged 15, was found to be raped hours before the death. There were allegations that this case has connections with Kiliroor sex scandal convict Latha Nair.[14]
- October 28 - A young woman named Rejina levelled accusation against P. K. Kunhalikutty in connection with Ice cream parlour sex scandal of 1997.[15]
- November 1 - Indian Union Muslim League workers unleash attack on journalists in Calicut International Airport on P. K. Kunhalikutty's return from Umrah.[16]
- December 26 - Nearly 155 killed in Kollam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts due to 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[17][18]
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- February 23 - Sikander Bakht, 85, Governor of Kerala.[19]
- April 17 - Soundarya, 31, South Indian actress.
- May 19 - E. K. Nayanar, 85, Former Chief minister of Kerala.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The spread in the South". Frontline. 2004-03-25. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "The Hindu : A chronology of Goshree project". 2004-07-10. Archived from the original on 10 July 2004. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ "62-year-old woman gives birth to baby boy". The Hindu. 2004-05-05. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Kerala's 'oldest' mom passes away, 13 years after she gave birth". The News Minute. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Kerala police begin probe into death of Ishrat case petitioner Gopinath Pillai". Hindustan Times. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ Chakraborty, Rana (December 13, 2009). "Hopeless Eloor". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ↑ N.P, Ullekh (2009-04-16). "E-Literacy | A Muslim-dominated district in Kerala defies stereotypes". mint. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ↑ "India's first e-literate district". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ↑ "A movie to showcase the plight of poor students". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ M. G. Radhakrishnan (2004-08-09). "Hard lessons". India Today. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Violence erupts in Kerala capital over engineering student's suicide". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Why Kerala CM Antony resigned". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Experts allay fears about 'red tide'". The Times of India. 2004-09-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ↑ "2004 Kaviyoor sexual assault of a minor remains unsolved, CBI says no evidence". The News Minute. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ↑ "A dented image". Frontline. 2004-12-02. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ↑ "Journalists' attack: 1year RI for IUML workers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ↑ "India: Kerala tsunami toll is 136". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ Surendran, P. K. (December 27, 2004). "Death toll in Kerala reaches 155". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ M. G. Radhakrishnan (2004-03-15). "Death row". India Today. Retrieved 2022-01-28.