1996 in Kerala

Events in the year 1996 in Kerala. Incumbents Governors of Kerala - P. Shiv Shankar till April. Khurshed Alam Khan since May. Chief ministers of Kerala – A.K. Antony till May 9. E.K. Nayanar from May 20. Events 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.Toy gun, a hostage and elusive justice https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/kerala-palakkad-district-collector-taken-hostage-using-toy-gun/cid/1855097 2023-09-13 www.telegraphindia.com en 1 April - AK Antony government bans Arrack in Kerala and shuts down 5600 country liquor shops.A.K. Antony announces ban on country liquor shops https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19951231-ak-antony-announces-ban-on-country-liquor-shops-808142-1995-12-30 2023-09-13 India Today en 14 May - An accident in an unmanned Level crossing claims 35 lives in Cheppad.2012-05-16 Mishaps at unmanned level-crossings increasing https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2011/Aug/08/mishaps-at-unmanned-level-crossings-increasing-279520.html 2024-11-07 The New Indian Express en 29 July - Valiyapalam Bridge on Main Eastern Highway at Ranni collapsed.2024-08-02 From Pathanamthitta to Wayanad: Kerala remembers its Bailey Bridges https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/bailey-bridges-in-kerala-1.9779303 2024-08-02 English.Mathrubhumi en 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.2021-09-17 25 years since first mobile phone call was made in Kerala https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/escotel-thakazhi-tandon-phone-call-kamala-surayya-1.6010038 2023-09-14 English.Mathrubhumi en 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.Maoist group holds collector hostage with fake weapons to withdraw Tribal Bill https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19961031-maoist-group-holds-collector-hostage-with-fake-weapons-to-withdraw-tribal-bill-834038-1996-10-30 2023-09-13 India Today enPriya Lakshmi 2022-04-07 Ex-IAS officer held hostage by Ayyankalipada speaks on the film Pada and its politics https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/ex-ias-officer-held-hostage-ayyankalipada-speaks-film-pada-and-its-politics-162679 2023-09-13 The News Minute en 9 October - Pradip Somasundaran wins Meri Awaz Suno reality show in Doordarshan.2022-02-06 Pradip Somasundaran: Lataji asked me and Sunidhi Chauhan to train well in Carnatic music https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pradip-somasundaran-lataji-asked-me-and-sunidhi-chauhan-to-train-well-in-carnatic-music/articleshow/89383359.cms 2025-10-09 The Times of India 0971-8257 8 November - Kerala's first Bailey bridge opened in Ranni as a makeshift arrangement. Dates unknown The first edition of International Film Festival of Kerala held in Kozhikode to commemorate 100th anniversary of Filmmaking. Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode established. Deaths 23 April - V. Sambasivan, 67, Kadhaprasangam artist. 23 September - Silk Smitha, 36, actress. See also History of Kerala 1996 in India References Category:1996 in India Category:Years in Kerala Category:1990s in Kerala