Template:Year in KeralaEvents in the year 1996 in the Indian state of Kerala.
Incumbents[edit | edit source]
- P. Shiv Shankar till April.
- Khurshed Alam Khan since May.
- A.K. Antony till May 9.
- E.K. Nayanar from May 20.
Events[edit | edit source]
- 16 January - Suryanelli rape case
- 24 January - Kerala Legislative Assembly equivocally passed Kerala Scheduled Tribes (Restriction on Transfer of Lands and Restoration of Alienated Lands) Act which legalised all Adivasi land transactions till date.[1]
- 1 April - AK Antony government bans Arrack in Kerala and shuts down 5600 country liquor shops.[2]
- 17 August - EK Nayanar government begins implementation of People's Planning in Kerala, which effectively decentralize nearly 35% of state budget to Local self government bodies.
- 17 September - The first Mobile phone conversation in Kerala taken place at Ernakulam between Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and Vice Admiral AR Tandon on an Escotel mobile network.[3]
- 4 October - A pro-maoist outfit named Ayyankali Pada kept District magistrate of Palakkad district in hostage using fake weapons to protest against Kerala Scheduled Tribes (Restriction on Transfer of Lands and Restoration of Alienated Lands) Act.[4][5]
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- 23 September - Silk Smitha, 36, actress.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Toy gun, a hostage and elusive justice". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ā "A.K. Antony announces ban on country liquor shops". India Today. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ā "25 years since first mobile phone call was made in Kerala". English.Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ā "Maoist group holds collector hostage with fake weapons to withdraw Tribal Bill". India Today. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ā Priya, Lakshmi. "Ex-IAS officer held hostage by Ayyankalipada speaks on the film Pada and its politics". The News Minute. Retrieved 2023-09-13.