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Keralaevents Window
"APRIL" IN KERALA HISTORY
1957
APRIL 01 |
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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. The word "naya" was dropped in 1964. |
APRIL 05 |
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First Ministry headed by EMS Namboodirippad sworn in. This is the first communist government in Asia that came into power through ballot box. |
1958
APRIL 01 |
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Ernakulam district came into existence |
1961
APRIL 12 |
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Neriyamangalam power house dedicated to the nation by Dr.S.Radhakrishnan, the then Vice-President of India |
1962
APRIL 01 |
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Metric system of weights and measures came into force |
APRIL 05 |
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Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad formed under the initiation of Dr.K.G.Adiyodi and P.T.Bhaskara Panicker (Picture: Logo of KSSP) |
1964
APRIL 11 |
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Communist Party of India split and the broken away faction formed Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
1965
APRIL 01 |
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Kerala State Road Transport Corporation formed. Till then, the public transport system was under the direct control of the government (Picture: Logo of KSRTC) |
1971
APRIL 30 |
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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. |
1972
APRIL 03 |
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Finance Minister K.T.George passed away while speaking in the floor of the Legislative Assembly |
1973
APRIL 06 |
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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. |
1977
APRIL 25 |
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Cabinet headed by K.Karunakaran resigned. Two days later A.K.Antony sworn in as Chief Minister |
1979
APRIL 16 |
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Thiruvananthapuram-Kanya Kumari broad-gauge rail line opened. With this rail connectivity from Kashmir to Kanya Kumari became a reality |
1981
APRIL 21 |
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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 |
1988
APRIL 13 |
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First flight landed at the Kozhikode (Karipur) International Airport (Photo: New arrival terminal of the airport) |
1990
APRIL 26 |
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Government decided to start +2 courses in the schools de-linking pre-degree course from the universities |
1991
APRIL 18 |
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Kerala State has been declared as the first state in India where 100 per cent literacy attained. |
1996
APRIL 01 |
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Sale of arrack in the state has been banned. |
1999
APRIL 12 |
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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. |
APRIL 30 |
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Kerala Lok Ayuktha started functioning |
2000
APRIL 13 |
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Nedumbassery Airport at Kochi elevated to the international status |
2003
APRIL 10 |
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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) |
2006
APRIL 26 |
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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) |
2007
APRIL 08 |
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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) |
APRIL 27 |
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Kerala Legislative Assembly completes it is 50th year. Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Legislative Assembly inaugurated by the Governor of Kerala |
2008
APRIL 30 |
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Valedictory function of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Kerala Legislative Assembly inaugurated by Smt.Prathibha Patil, the then President of India |
2009
APRIL 16 |
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Elections to the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies of Kerala held. Congress led United Democratic Front won 16 seats from Kerala, while the Left Democratic Front led by CPI (M) won only 4 seats |
2011
APRIL 13 |
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General elections to the 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly held. 75.12 per cent polling recorded in the elections |
2012
APRIL 13 |
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Anoop Jacob and Manjalamkuzhy Ali have been inducted into the cabinet headed by Oommen Chandy. With this, the number of ministers in the Cabinet arose to 21 |
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