Events in the year 2014 in Kerala.
Incumbents[edit | edit source]
- Governors of Kerala ā Nikhil Kumar (till March), Sheila Dikshit (MarchāAugust), P. Sathasivam (from September)
- Chief minister of Kerala ā Oommen Chandy
Events[edit | edit source]
January ā May[edit | edit source]
- February 15 ā P. K. Kunhalikutty inaugurates Cyberpark, Kozhikode, the first IT park in Malabar region.[1]
- March 6 ā Jose Chacko Periappuram at Lisie Hospital, Kochi became the first cardiac surgeon in India to conduct a successful heart re-transplant in the country. The replanting was done when a patient who had already received a transplant Heart transplantation developed a heart valve infection.[2]
- March 8 - N. K. Premachandran and RSP leaders leave Left Democratic Front following Communist Party of India (Marxist) taking over Kollam Lok Sabha constituency seat prior to general elections.
- March 11 ā Kerala Police takes case against Gail Tredwell, Indiavision etc. for allegations against Mata Amritanandamayi Math.
- April 21 ā Sabarinath, the main accused in the multi-crore Total 4 U scam, who went absconding on bail surrendered before Judicial Magistrate Court, Thiruvananthapuram.[3]
- April 25 - Gold ornaments lost from Guruvayur Temple in 1985, recovered from the temple well.[4]
- May 5 ā APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University established through an ordinance.[5]
- May 7 - Supreme Court of India gives verdict in Mullaperiyar Dam issue in favour of Tamil Nadu by declaring Kerala law of 2006 which limits the dam height to 136 as unconstitutional.[6][7]
- May 27 ā Professional football club, Kerala Blasters FC established.
- May ā Operation Kubera launched by Kerala Police to contain illegal money lending business in Kerala.
June ā December[edit | edit source]
- June 10 ā Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John) led by Shibu Baby John and Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist) led by Babu Divakaran merges with parent party Revolutionary Socialist Party after 15 years and resultant RSP joints United Democratic Front.[8]
- June 13 ā Kerala Home and Education ministries jointly launched 'Clean Campus Safe Campus Project' to spread awareness to wean school students from usage of narcotics and drugs.[9]
- July 25 ā Kerala High Court pronounces a verdict that declares eviction and demolishion drive carried out by Special Task Force in Munnar on 2007 as illegal.[10]
- August 22 - Government of Kerala imposes ban on Bars, restricts sale of liquor to Five-star hotels and Kerala State Beverages Corporation outlets and declares that state is planning to achieve Prohibition by 2024.[11]
- November 2 ā Kiss of Love protest at Marine Drive, Kochi.[12]
- November ā Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan) formed by a split in Communist Marxist Party.[13]
- 22 December ā Maoist attacks KFC and McDonald's outlets in Palakkad along with two forest outposts in Kerala.[14]
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- July 17 - J. Sasikumar, 86, Film Director
- November 9 ā M. V. Raghavan, 81, politician
- December 25 ā N. L. Balakrishnan, 72, actor
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Cyberpark at Kozhikode to be inaugurated on Saturday". BusinessLine. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ā Binduraj, J. (April 15, 2014). "Kerala man now lives with a third heart". India Today. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ā "Total 4 U scam: Total 4 U scam prime accused Sabarinath surrenders in court". The Times of India. April 22, 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ā "Decades-old Guruvayur temple gold mystery reignites political debates amid Sabarimala row". english.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ā "Wayback Machine". 2014-10-29. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ā "SC allows TN to increase Mullaperiyar water level". The Hindu. 2014-05-07. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ā "SC rejects Kerala plea to review Mullaperiyar verdict". The Hindu. 2014-12-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ā "RSP factions merge in Kerala, UDF numbers rise to 75". www.business-standard.com. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ā "'Clean campus-Safe campus' drive against drug abuse in Kerala". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ā "Demolition of Munnar resorts in 2007 'illegal', rules high court". The Times of India. 2014-07-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ā "Kerala holidaymakers left high and dry as India's wettest state bans alcohol". the Guardian. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ā "The 'Kiss of Love' campaign". The Times of India. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ā "CMP Split Now Formal". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ā Online Desk (2014-12-22). "KFC, McDonald's Attacked by Maoists in Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-07-28.