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APRIL 01
Naya Paise (denominations of coins following decimal system) came into force.
The denominations in circulation were 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 (naya)paise and one rupee which remained as the same pre-decimal value.
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APRIL 05
First Ministry headed by EMS Namboodirippad sworn in. This is the first communist government in Asia that came into power through ballot box. |
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APRIL 01
Ernakulam district came into existence
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APRIL 12
Neriyamangalam power house dedicated to the nation by Dr.S.Radhakrishnan, the then Vice-President of India
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APRIL 01
Metric system of weights and measures came into force |
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APRIL 05
Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad formed under the initiation of Dr.K.G.Adiyodi and P.T.Bhaskara Panicker (Picture: Logo of KSSP) |
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APRIL 11
Communist Party of India split and the broken away faction formed Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
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APRIL 01
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation formed. Till then, the public transport system was under the direct control of the government (Picture: Logo of KSRTC) |
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APRIL 30
Col. Goda Varma Raja (13 October 1908) died in an aircraft accident. Col. Goda Varma Raja also known as G.V. Raja, was the founder President of the Kerala State Sports Council. He is also considered the father of Tourism in Kerala. |
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APRIL 03
Finance Minister K.T.George passed away while speaking in the floor of the Legislative Assembly |
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APRIL 06
Kuttikrishna Marar passed away. Kuttikrishna Marar (14 June 1900 – 6 April 1973) was an essayist and literary critic who showed courage to question anything that he felt wrong in the field of literary criticism. His work on Bharathaparyadanam - A critical study of the Mahabharata. He received 'Sahithya Ratnam' award from Pattambi Sree Neelakanda Sanskrit College and 'Sahithya nipunan' award and the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award. |
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APRIL 25
Cabinet headed by K.Karunakaran resigned. Two days later A.K.Antony sworn in as Chief Minister |
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1981 |
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APRIL 16
Thiruvananthapuram-Kanya Kumari broad-gauge rail line opened. With this rail connectivity from Kashmir to Kanya Kumari became a reality |
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APRIL 21
Famous play back singer Mehboob passed away. He was one of the most successful playback singers in Malayalam films during 1950s and 1960s, with a good number of hit songs at his credit |
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APRIL 13
First flight landed at the Kozhikode (Karipur) International Airport (Photo: New arrival terminal of the airport) |
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APRIL 26
Government decided to start +2 courses in the schools de-linking pre-degree course from the universities |
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APRIL 18
First flight landed at the Kozhikode (Karipur) International Airport (Photo: New arrival terminal of the airport) |
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APRIL 01
Sale of arrack in the state has been banned |
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APRIL 12
Thakazhy Siva Sankara Pillai (17 April 1912) passed away. Popularaly known as Thakazhi, he was a renowned novelist and Jnanpith laureate who enriched Malayalam literature through his several novels and short stories. |
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APRIL 30
Kerala Lok Ayuktha started functioning |
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APRIL 13
Nedumbassery Airport at Kochi elevated to the international status |
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APRIL 10
Ten persons died due to consumption of illicit liquor at Kuppana in Kollam district. (Photo: Police taking samples from a toddy shop in the wake of hooch tragedy) |
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APRIL 26
First phase of elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly held. (Photo: V.S.Achuthanandan, who became the Chief Minister after the elections, in a polling booth to cast his franchise) |
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APRIL 08
Kerala Farmers Debt Relief Commission started functioning. The Commission was constituted consequent on the suicides of farmers in the state and is first of this kind in the country. (Photo: A bench of the commission in sitting) |
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APRIL 1
The State Bank of Travancore along with State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Hyderabad and State Bank of Patiala merged with State Bank of India
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APRIL 09
Veteran Kerala Congress leader K M Mani passed away.
K M Mani had been a dominant player in Kerala's coalition politics for over four decades. He had been a Minister for 24 years in various ministries. As the Finance Minister, he presented 13 budgets in the state assembly. Mani, a successful practitioner of pragmatic politics, had handled key portfolios like finance for most Congress-led UDF governments, which came to power alternatively since the late 1970s. He also had brief stint as a minister in the CPI(M)-led LDF ministry in early 1980s. He who was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1965 from Pala constituency of Kottayam district, never lost an election and continued to represent the constituency till his death. He held several key portfolios, including Home Affairs, Finance and Law, Irrigation and law, Revenue and Law in various ministries headed by stalwarts in Kerala politics including C Achutha Menon, P K Vasudevan Nair, K Karunakaran, E K Nayanar, A K Antony and Oommen Chandy. |
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APRIL 23
The 2019 Indian general election were held in Kerala on 23 April 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. 77.84 per cent voters cast their franchise. Main contestants were Congress led United Democratic Front (UDF), CPM led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and BJP led National Democratic Alliance (ND). Results of the election were declared on 23rd May 2019.Out of 20 Lok Sabha seats, UDF won 19 seats and LDF in one seat. |
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2020 APRIL 06
Legendary Musician and music composer MK Arjunan passed away. Popularly known as Arjunan Master, MK Arjunan began his music career by scoring tunes for plays. Gradually he ventured into the film industry and made a name for himself as “The Master of Melodies.” He made his debut with “Karutha Pournami” in 1968. Thereafter, he never looked back. In a career spanning over 50 years, Arjunan composed many timeless Malayalam songs. He scored music for more than 300 plays and 200 movies in his long and highly successful career. It was he who gave the first break to music maestros like KJ Yesudas and AR Rahman. He recorded the first song sung by Yesudas, and gave a young Rahman the first opportunity to play keyboard in his band. He won Kerala State Film Award in 2017. |
