The
sad and sudden demise of Sri. N.P.
Muhammad (74), the Chairman of the
Kerala Sahithya Academy.
January
4
The
meritorious achievement of the Complete
Computerised Panchayat by Vellanad
Grama Panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram
District.
January
18
Inauguration
of the Global Investors Meet by the
Hon. Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee.
February
Febrary
19
Police
initiated to evacuate the encroachers
at Muthanga. The eviction was met
with resistance, and two officials,
a constable and a forest official
were taken hostage. The encroachers
poured Kerosene on the captives and
the surroundings and threatened to
burn them alive. They were also brutally
attacked and assorted and suffered
grievous wounds. At this juncture
, to save the lives of the captives,
firing was resorted to.
During the Police firing one person
Sri.Jogi who was reportedly inflicted
wound on the hostage was shot. The
captured police Constable Sri.Vinod
also lost his life due to the injuries
inflicted on him by the encrochers.
The entire Wildlife Sanctuary was
cleared of encrochments on 19-02-2003.
February
24
The
sad demise of Sri. Chalakkudi N.S. Narayanaswami
who had the rare gift of arousing soul
string music.
March
March
3
Hon.
Chief Justice and Hon. Justice R. Basanth
made it clear that the swearing in ceremony
of Umesh Challiyil(Kodungallor Assembly
Constituency) was a gross violation
of the stipulations enshrined in The
Constitution of India.
March
10
Kerala
Congress (B) Chairman Sri. R. Balakrishna
Pillai was sworn in as Minister for
Transports.
March
15
Declaration
of the Sahithya Academy’s awards
for the year 2002.
Dr.
K. Ayyappa Panicker becomes the dignitary.
The awards for meritorious contributions
were accorded to Prof. M.K. Sanu,
Prof. R. Narendra Prasad, Sri. S.K.
Marar and Sri. M.C.K. Menon.
March
21
Literary
figure Smt. Sara Joseph declined the
award eked to her for her novel ‘Alahayude
Pennmakkal’ by the Sahithya Academy.
Sri.
K.P.A.C Premachandran the son of a social
reformer and actor – Premji’s
eldest son who took to acting as a duck
to water passed away.
March
29
The
Endowment awards of the Kerala Sahithya
Academy were announced. Sri. P. Parameswaran-
Encyclopedic Literature, Sri. K. Thayattu-
Children’s Literature, Sri. Balachandran
Vadakkedathu – Criticism, Sri.
K. Unnikidavu – Linguistics, Sri.
K.C. Jayan – Poetry, Sri. P.K.
Kesavan Nair – Theology were awarded.
Sri. V.C. Vikraman and Sri. V.C. Sreejan
gets the B. Sukumar Award.
March
30
Sri.
M.T. Vasudevan Nair and Smt. Priya A.S
were awarded Lalithambika Antharjanam
Memorial Award for their outstanding
performance.
March
31
The
activities of the District Primary Education
Programme (DPEP) was completed.
April
April
10
In
the Rajya Sabha Election Congress
Candidates Sri. Thennala Balakrishna
Pillai and Sri. Vayalar Ravi and Communist
Party of India (Marxist) Sri. K. Chandran
Pillai were declared elected.
April
24
Dr.
V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai was appointed
UGC Vice-Chairman.
April
26
Cine
Artist Sri. Jayaram wins V. Santharam
Award – which is one of the best
awards in Indian Cinema. Aiswarya Roy
wins the award for the best actress.
April
28
Raja
Ravi Varma Award founded by the Govt.
of Kerala goes to Sri. A. Ramachandran.
May
May
2
The
most Condemnable, and atrocious act
which shocked the prestigious heritage
of Keralam occurred at Marad-Kozhikode
district. Nine persons were killed
in violence.
May
12
Sri.
Korambayil Ahammed Haji – State
General Secretary of Muslim League and
Rajya Sabha member passed away.
May
13
The
vision and mission of Christian Barnard
happened in Kerala. The first heart
transplantation under the Caption ship
of Dr. Jose Chack Periyappuram in a
private Hospital took place.
May
20
Second
International Video Festival at Thiruvananthapuram
( 20 - 25 May, 2003 )
May
24
Sri.
P.C. Thomas become Central Minister.
May
25
The
Former Minister and KPCC General Secretary
Sri. P.K. Velayudhan (55) died.
May
26
Hon.
High Court through a verdict declared
that Principals of Colleges have the
power to ban politics in their campuses.
June
June
2
V.T.
Smaraka Award was awarded to Smt.
K.B. Sreedevi for her novel “Munnam
Mura”
June
3
Padmasree Dr. K.J. Yesudas was given
J.C. Daniel Award.
June
4
The
Cabinet decided to conduct an Enquiry
Commission to probe into the Kuppana
hooch tragedy under the Commissionership
of Retd. Hon. High Court Judge Chandrasekharadas.
June
11
The
Kerala Cabinet of Ministry resolved
to give Policy recognition to Rs.6846
Crores to 40 (forty) projects via GIM.
June
26
Mahakavi
Akkitham won ‘Padma Prabha Puraskar’
of 2002.
June
28
The
Govt. decided to form Educational
Reforms Commission in order to reform
the educational realm in the state.
The Prestigious ‘Jnan Pitt’
Award winner and Mahatma Gandhi University
former Vice-Chancellor Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy
was deputed as the Chairman.
July
July
6
The musician and gifted Singer Sri.
LPR Varma (76) reached the Heavenly
abode.
July
13
Smt.
R. Lekshmi hailing from Thiruvananthapuram
and Girija Pushpa from Kottarakkara
were appointed as first women Forest
Range Officers in Keralam.
July
15
Literary
Critic Dr. K.M. Tharakan met with his
demise. He had rendered priceless service
as a teacher, Editor and Kerala Sahithya
Academy President.
July
20
Sri. K. Ajayan was selected the best
football player of the year 2002-03
who was the former Indian Star.
July
22
Sri.V.Deskhina
Moorthy was conferred for the ‘Abhayadev
Puraskar.’
July
23
Kasaragod
Kalikadavu born Smt. Sreelatha was gifted
with the honour of the best football
player
July
26
On
this day national Cinema awards were
declared ‘Montomair Upakyan’
directed by Sri. Buddhadev Das Gupta
gets best film award and ‘Nizhal
koothu’ directed by Sri. Adoor
Gopalakrishnan was adjudged as the
best Malayalam film.
Ms.
Jyothirmayi –Malayalam actress
won special jury award.
Sri.
George Eden (50), M.P. (Ernakulam)
passed away.
July
30
Sri. B.L. Porinchukutty was selected
as Kendra Lalithakala Academy Vice-Chairman.
August
August
1
Sri.
Brij Mohan Singh took charge as the
Chief Income Tax Commissioner of Kerala
and Lakshadweep.
August
2
Adv.
P.S. Sreedharan Pillai took the charge
of BJP President of Kerala State.
August
4
Novelist Sri. G. Balachandran (65)
left us.
August
6
The
Hon. Supreme Court Bench consisting
of Justice M.B. Shah and
M.R. Lakshmanan through their verdict
pronounced that Govt. Employees have
no fundamental, legal and moral right
to strike.
August
9
‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’
Puraskar the highest honour in the realm
of Sports was bestowed on Smt. K.M.
Beenamol, Sri. I.M. Vijayan and Smt
Anju B.George won the Arjuna Award.
August
11
The
eminent literary figure in Kerala who
won the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award
for his collection of Stories named
‘Puzha’ in 1987 and newspaper
spokesman- Sri. Vettoor Raman Nair (84)
left us.
INTUC founding president, freedom fighter
and former M.P. Sri. B.K. Nair departed.
August
14
Veteran
CPI leader, literary figure and former
MLA, Adv. Koladi Govindan Kutty, expired.
The Cabinet decided to appoint Mancheri
District Judge Sri Thomas V. Joseph
to probe into Marad issue.
August
16
Samoothiri Raja His Highness Ettanunni
Raja (Manavikraman Raja – 93) is
no more! Long live the King!.
August
20
In
order to boost the fundamental development
in the field of Biotechnology, the Govt.
Decided to mobilise a fund of 100/-
crore Rupees Kerala Biotechnology Board
was formed with the Chief Minister as
chairman.
August
21
Service
Star H.A.Chinnappa won the Second Kerala
Marathons.
K.V. Madhuri of Maharashtra won among
women.
Based on the effective performance in
the Literacy-Continuing Education arena,
State Resource Centre was selected by
NLM, UNESCO Award.
August
29
Kollam
Kadappakkada reading room got the award
for the best Library Award by the State
Library Council. Sri. Thayathu Raghavan
was selected as the person befitting
for P.N. Panicker Puraskar.
August
30
Anju
Boby George won the Bronze Medal for
long Jump in Paris World Athletic meet.
September
September
1
Eminent
Scientist G. Madhavan Nair took charge
as ISRO Acting Chairman.
September
2
Naleekeradinam
was celebrated in the state.
September
7
Former Chief Secretary Sri.V. Krishnamurthy
was appointed as Banking Ombudsman
for Kerala and Lakshadweep.
September
9
Satiric
Literary figure P. Subbaiyya Pillai
who obtained the Sahithya Academy Award
of the year 2000 met with the inevitable
hour.
September
10
Sri. M.P. Veerendarakumar was elected
chairman of the Press Trust of India.
September
14
Former
Irrigation Minister and a doyen among
CPI leaders-
Dr. Subba Rao courted death.
September
16
The
poet and teacher rolled into one, Sri.V.
Madhusoodanan Nair gets the Asan Kavitha
Puraskaram.
September
21
Sri.
G. Madhavan Nair is appointed as ISRO
Chairman and Secretary of Space Research.
September
23
Thiruvalla
MLA and Kerala Congress (M) State Secretary
Mammen Mathai (52) reached the Kingdom
of God.
September
26
Sri.
P. Govindapillai obtains the Swadesabhimani
Puraskar of the year.
September
29
LDF Candidate Dr. Sebastian Paul won
the Ernakulam Lok Sabha bye-election
by a margin of 22, 134 Votes.
October
October
5
Poetess
Sugatha Kumari gets the ‘Vallathol
Puraskaram’
Music Director Sri. V. Job passed
away.
Negotiation talks on Marad issue in
the presence of the Chief Minister
becomes amicable
October
7
Mahakavi
Palai gets the Mathrubhumi Sahithya
Puraskar of the year
October
10
Navab Rajendran passed away
October
11
Sri.
M. Mukundan’s ‘Kesavante Vilapom’
gets the 27th ‘Vayalar Rama Varma
Puraskar’ of the year
October
15
The Experimentator of Cinema Technic,
Adoor Gopalakrishnan gets the French
Government’s Command of the Order
of Arts and Letters Award.
October
24
Smt.
K.C. Sreeja gets the Cherukad Award.
October
30
Sri.
M.S. Viswanathan gets the Kamukara Foundation
Award
November
November
1
Based
on the all inclusive contribution
to Malayalam Literature Sri. T. Padmanabhan
gets the ‘Ezhuthachan Puraskaram’
November
2
Kerala’s
own Kathakali secures space in the
Guinness Book under the make up category(Chutti).
November
3
Teacher,
Critic and actor all rolled into one
man-Prof.R. Narendra Prasad (57) passed
away leaving a void hard to fill.
Novermber
5
The
Painter Jayapala Panicker, one of the
foundling members of the Chola mandalam
Artist Village, expired.
M.G. University women’s Volleyball
team wins the trophy in the all India
Inter-University Competition
November
11
Thiruvananthapuram hailing Kumari.R.Athira
gains place in Guinness Book for playing
violin continuously for 32 hours.
November
13
Cartoonist
B.M. Gafoor Passed away. He was cartoon
Academy Foundation Secretary and Chairman.
November
17
Established
'Police performance accountability commission'
- Justice K T Thomas chairman.
December
Dec.9
Mahakavi
M.P. Appan (98) who had won Ezhuthachan
Puraskaram and many laurels, who was
also Kendra Sahithya Academy Member
left us.
Dec.
11
MGS.
Narayanan was removed from the post
of ICHR Chairmanship by the Central
human Resource Department.
Dec.
18
Sri.
U.K. Kumaran’s ‘Madhya Ingane
Kanunna Nerathu’- which is a
collection of short stories, wins
the SK Pottakkad Sahithya Award.
First
Janapriya Sahithya Puraskar was won
by Sri. Sakkaria. This award includes
cash of Rs.25000/- a memento and a
Silpam
Dec.
24
“Alahayude
Pennmakkal” by Sarah Joseph’
was selected for the Kendra Sahithya
Academy Award.
Dec.
27
Veteran writer and broadcasting artist
Nagavalli R.S. Kurup left us
The
Election Commission disqualified 1350
candidates who did not submit the
details of expenditure for the Local
Self Government elections
January
17
Provisions
were made to collect compensation
for the destruction of property as
part of hartals, strikes and demonstrations.
February
February
09
The
Kerala Police's Motor Bike Squad "Kerala
Rangers" hit the road.
February
11
K.
Muralidharan swore in as the Minister
for Electricity
February
23
The
lush Anamudi groves in Devikulam Taluk
was declared as a National Park
February
25
Karnataka
Governor T.N. Chaturvedi became the
Governor-in-charge of Kerala
March
March
1
The
Government gave approval for 481 un-aided
schools.
March
7
The
High Court consented that the Government
has a claim over the software developed
by Friends Centre.
March
17
K.
Karunakaran (Congress), P.V. Abdul Wahab
(Muslim League) and A. Vijayaraghavan
(CPM) were elected to the Rajya Sabha
without opposition.
The Goshree bridge connecting Ernakulam
city with Vypin was opened to traffic
April
April
6
The
Government undertook the administration
of the State Child welfare Centre
May
May
12
Kerala
registered 70.06% polling in the Lok
Sabha elections
May
21
The
CPM leader A.C. Moydheen who won in
the Vadakkanchery sub-elections, swore
in as MLA
June
June
5
The
Goshree bridge connecting Ernakulam
city with Vypin was inaugurated
June
19
Kerala's
first bypass surgery without anaesthesia
took place in Ernakulam Medical Trust
Hospital
July
July
1
The
Government decided to include English
among the subjects from the third
standard in Government aided schools
July
3
The
Amritha Institute of Medical Sciences
witnessed the first liver transplantation
surgery in Kerala
July
5
The
Legislative Assembly passed the self-financing
professional college bill
August
August
29
The
Chief Minister A.K. Antony resigned
August
31
Oommen
Chandy swore in as the Chief Minister
of Kerala
September
September
16
Therambil
Ramakrishnan elected as the new Speaker
of Lok Sabha
September
27
Government
took over and sealed Kovalam palace
and 7.13 hectare land
December
December
17
The
Peruvian film Dias De Santiago (Days
of Santiago), won the Golden Crow
Pheasant Award for the best feature
film at the Ninth International Film
Festival of Kerala
December
26
Tsunami
hit coastal Kerala claiming hundreds
of lives
High Court ordered to appoint Justice
K. S. Paripoornan Commission to enquire
irregularities in Devaswam Board
January
4
High
court terminated the departments dealt
the decision on minority status,
reservation, fee and admission through
common entrance test for self-financing
courses of professional colleges
January
6
Chief Minister inaugurated ‘Keralathanimakku
Kaithari’ with a view to popularise
Khadi products and also declared that
Khadi should wear once in a week
January
9
Thirty-seven
pistols and 47 rifles captured in
Cochin port, from a container dispatched
from Dubai
January
14
Justice
K. G. Balakrishnan sworn in as Chief
Justice, Supreme Court of India
January
16
Cabinet
decided to give approval for Higher
Education Council Ordinance
January
18
Former Minister for Finance Sri. K.
Sankaranarayanan appointed as Governor,
Nagaland
January
24
Cabinet approval for Eleventh Five Year
Plan with a total outlay of Rs. 40,422
crore and yearly outlay of Rs. 6950
crore for 2007-08
January
27
Governor inaugurated online application
submission facility in Kerala Public
Service Commission website: www.psc.kerala.gov.in
on the occasion of Commission’s
golden jubilee celebrations
Governor signed Kerala State Higher
Secondary Council Ordinance
January
28
Thiruvananthapuram district declared
Child Beggar-Free Zone
February
February
3
Sri.
K. Sankaranarayanan sworn in as 16th
Governor of Nagaland
February
4
Governor
signed Devaswom Board Ordinance
February
6
Chief
Minister inaugurated Pattaya mela held
in association with the golden jubilee
celebrations of first Communist ministry
in Kerala
February
8
Finance
Minister Dr. Thomas Isaac distributed
finance assistance to the sick units
of coir societies
February
13
MoU
signed on the formation of Spices Park,
a co-venture of KINFRA and Spices Board,
in Idukki.
February
15
Kerala
Governor Sri. R. L. Bhatia inaugurated
the event of Manuscript Survey started
in Kerala.
March
March
9
Finance
Minister presented the Budget for the
year 2007-08
March
13
Disaster
Management Authority formed Chief Minister
as chairman and Minister for Revenue
as Vice Chairman
March
26
Sanction
from Supreme Court for fire works and
percussions at Thrissur Pooram and Arattupuzha
Pooram
March
27
Japan-aided
Drinking Water Project launched
March
29
Legislative
Assembly requested to streamline the
agreement on the Parambikulam- Aliyar
Project
April
April
5
In
Mittayi Theruvu fire tragedy eight dead
Governor inaugurated the 50th year celebrations
of the First Ministry of Kerala
April
7
A
report on the Medical Varsity to be
established in Kerala is submitted
April
8
Kerala
Agriculture Debt Relief Commission launched
April
10
President
Sri. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam nominated Dr.
M.S. Swaminathan, India's well-known
agricultural scientist to the Rajya
Sabha
April
11
Kerala
Shops and Commercial Establishment Workers
Welfare Fund Board become functional
April
22
Haritha
Sree Project launched
April
25
State
government gave approval to Tecom to
set up Smart City in Cochin
April
27
Governor
inaugurated the 50th year celebrations
of Kerala Legislative Assembly
April
30
Sri.
Johny Joseph sworn in as Chief Secretary,
Maharashtra
May
May
2
Cabinet
approval for Sabarimala master plan
May
7
Supreme
Court orders to conduct common entrance
exam for self-financing colleges
Central government declared that the
ownership of Mullapperiyar dam goes
to Tamil Nadu
May
9
Cabinet
approval on to recognize Kalamandalam
as a deemed university
State Disaster Management Authority
set up
May
13
MoU
signed between state government and
Tecom officials on the setting up of
Smart City
Eviction of illegal encroached land
started at Munnar
May
17
Sepreme
Court denied the stay petition on Munnar
eviction
May
18
Sri.
K. M. Chandrasekhar appointed as Secretary,
Union Cabinet
Justice H. L. Dattu sworn in as Chief
Justice, High Court of Kerala
May
21
Justice
Narayanakurup appointed as Chairman,
National Wage Board for Print Media
May
22
Chief
Judicial Magistrate Court observed that
the forensic investigation into the
original work register containing the
chemical report of Sister Abhaya revealed
corrections
May
23
Six
more members added to the Kerala Public
Service Commission
May
25
CBI
to interrogate on the corruptions for
the last ten years of Civil Supplies
Corporation
May
31
Janayugam
daily republished
June
June
5
‘Ente
Maram’, a forestation programme
from Forest Department commenced
June
6
Cabinet
approval for considering 148-km2 area
surrounding Silent Valley National Park
as buffer zone
June
12
Dr.
K. G. Poulose appointed as Vice Chancellor,
Kalamandalam
CBI Special branch took charge of Abhaya
case
July
July
12
State
government declared Vallamkali (Boat
race) as a sport event
July
19
State
government decided to handover Halcyon
Castle to Department of Archaeology,
Government of Kerala
July
23
Chief
Minister inaugurated www.firstministry.kerala.gov.in,
a website on the first ministry of Kerala
July
25
Smt.
Pratbha Devi Singh Patil sworn in as
the first women President of India
Devaswom Board approval for entering
the Guruvayur temple wearing churidar
July
30
www.cyberkeralam.org
launched
Central government approval for Athirappilli
Irrigation Project
August
August
1
Sri.
Abdul Nazer Madani released from Coimbatore
jail after a long detention of nine
years
August
6
As
part of Malabar Tourism Development,
‘Awake Malabar’ programme
launched
August
7
Chief
Minister Sri. V.S. Achuthanandan inaugurated
‘Corruption Free Walayar’
Project
August
14
Cabinet
decided to make a study report and plan
on the construction of new Mullaperiyar
Dam
August
20
MoU
signed between the state government
and Sobha Developers for establishing
HighTech city in Cochin
September
September
1
Plastic
products of thickness less than 30 micron
banned in Kerala
Minister for Public Works Sri. T. U.
Kuruvila presented resignation letter
to the party
September
3
Minister
Sri. T. U. Kuruvila submitted resignation
letter to Chief Minister
September
8
A
co-venture of state and central ministry,
Sujala project started
September
10
MoU
signed on the formation of Sub-city
at Kinalur, Kozhikode
September
11
Decision
on Kerala getting 79 km additional railway
route from the Salem Division
September
17
Seven
persons were killed and one missed in
the penstock pipes burst carrying water
to the powerhouse at Panniyar
September
18
Sri.
P. J. Thomas appointed as Chief Secretary,
Kerala
September
23
Declared
148 km2 area surrounding Silent Valley
National Park as buffer zone
September
26
Kerala
Congress (Secular) split out
October
October
2
India
lost in India-Australia one-day cricket
held in Cochin
October
12
Sri.
Mons Joseph, Kaduthuruthi MLA, elected
as Minister for Public Works, Kerala
representing Kerala Congress (J)
October
18
Sri.
Mons Joseph sworn in as Minister for
Public Works
October
23
Social
Audit relating to Corruption Free Walayar
project held
Justice K. R. Udayabhanu appointed as
President, State Consumer Disputes Redressal
Commission
November
November
1
President
Smt. Pratibha Patil visited Kerala.
November
6
High
Court denied shipping of palm oil via
Cochin harbour
November14
Decision
to form Kerala Law Reforms Commission
headed by Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer,
former Supreme Court judge
November15
State
government signed on the document that
the land for the Smart City project
would
be given on lease for 99 years
November16
Chief
Minister Sri. V. S. Achuthanandan and
Smart City Executive Director Sri. Farid
Abdul Rahman together laid stone for
Smart City
November17
The
Kerala High Court upheld the Kozhikode
Principal Sessions Court verdict acquitting
all 16 accused in the ice-cream parlour
sex scandal case.
December
December
3
Six
month long Grand Kerala Shopping Festival
started
December
5
The
State Government-owned Kerala Hitech
Industries Ltd. (Keltec) formally handed
over to BrahMos Aerospace
December
7
12th
International Film Festival of Kerala
started in Thiruvananthapuram
Union Human Resource Development Minister
Sri Arjun Singh assured Kerala of an
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan.
December
10
The
Kerala Cabinet decided to set up a company
for infrastructure development (IT Infrastructure
Kerala) in the Information Technology
sector
Thiruvananthapuram
Vigilance Court has ordered a probe
in connection with the ‘aravana’
shortage in Sabarimala
December
18
Cabinet
approval on 'Kisan Sree Insurance' scheme
Cabinet decided to appoint Sri. Rajiv
Sadanandan as Chairman, KSEB
December
19
Justice
Paripoornan Commission report on Travancore
Devaswom Board probe submitted to Governor
December
24
Decision
taken on the allocation of 70 acres
near the ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion
Systems Centre (LPSC) at Valiyamala
Sri. K. Jayakumar IAS appointed as Special
Officer, Sabarimala
Sri. V. N. Rajasekharan, Vice Chancellor,
IGNOU gets Gold Medal instituted by
Indian Science Congress
State government takes over Balaramapuram
Spinning Mill.
State level workshop for the formation
of Cattle Breeding Policy inaugurated
by
Sri. C. Divakaran, Minister for Food
and Civil Supplies.
Prof. K. Madhavamenon passed away.
January
2
Sri. N. K. Desam gets Odakkuzhal Award
for Mudra
Keraleeya Pravasi Sangham inaugurated
by Chief Minister
Sri. P. K. Kurian passed away
Metro Rail Project- decided to submit
Central government
Decided to convert Norka-Roots from
private to public sector by increasing
the
public sector share 53%
January
4
Ex-Minister Sri. K. Pankajakshan gets
K. C. Vamadevan Foundation Award
January
5
Ex-Minister Sri. P. P. George passed
away
January
7
Justice
K. S. Radhakrishnan sworn in as Jammu-
Kashmir Chief Justice
January
8
Sri.
V. P. Ramakrishna Pillai elected as
State Secretary, RSP
Pravasi Bharathiya Samman Puraskaram
for Sri. Ravi Pillai, Sri. APS Mani,
Sri. Joy Cheriyan, Sri. Thomas Abraham
January
9
Cyril Mar Baselios National Award for
Medha Patkar
January
11
Cabinet
approval on State Level Empowered Committee’s
decision on price for 204
acre land for Technocity
January
14
Kerala
Sahitya Akademi Fellowships for Sri.
Kakkanadan and Sri. P. Govinda Pillai.
Smt. P. Valsala and Sri. U.A. Khader
selected for the Akademi Awards for
lifetime achievements.
Make-up man Sri. M. O. Devasya passed
away.
January
15
District
level Anganvadi building construction
Tsunami affected areas in Chittumala
block (Monroe Thuruth) inaugurated by
Smt. P. K. Sreemathi, Minister for Health
Treasury Citizen Charter released by
Sri. Thomas Isaac, Minister for Finance
January
16
Chief Minister inaugurated Project Monitoring
System E-tendering in Water Authority
January
17
Abdul
Khader Award for Sri. K. P. Udayabhanu
Central government approval for Kannur
International Airport
January
18
Pandalam Kerala Varma Kavitha Award
for Smt. Sugathakumari’s Manalezhuthu
January
20
Prof. S. Gupthan Nair Award for Ambalappuzha
Ramavarma
January
21
Thalayi Fishing Harbour construction
inaugurated by Chief Minister
January
23
Debt relief measures for farmers for
debt upto Rs. 25000
January
24
Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy’s
Kesari Award for Sri. Vijayakumar Menon.
KCS Panikkar Award for Sri. Paris Viswanath.
January
25
Padma Vibhushan Award for Sri. E. Sreedharan.
Padma Bhushan for
Sri. V. Ramachandran and Prof. T. K.
Umman. Padmashree for Dr. M. Leelavathi,
Sri. M. A. Yusafali, Dr. Vellayani Arjun,
Dr. Tony Fernadez, Sri. Manoj Night
Shyamalan, Sri. Muzhikkulam Kochukuttan
Chakyar and Sri. P. K. Narayanan Nambiar
Smt. Usha Narayanan passed away.
January
28
State-level
Rehabilitation Housing Project launched
by Chief Minister
January
29
Sri.
Bharat Gopi passed away
January
30
Sri. K. Mohan Das appointed as Secretary,
Union Ministry for Overseas Indian Affairs
January
31
Decided to give a 50% increase for educational
allotments for SC/ ST students.
February
February
4
S.
K. Pottekkad Literary Award for Sri.
Panakkad Sayyid Muhammad Ali Shihab
Thangal
February
9
Narayana
Pisharadi Award for Dr. Sukumar Azhikode
February
14
Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan re-elected as
State Secretary, CPI (M)
February
17
Asian Indoor Athletics Gold Medal for
Kumari. Sinimol Paulose
February
25
Sri. M. Rajagopalan appointed as Secretary,
Loksabha Secretariat
February
28
British Library ceased functioning
March
March
4
Guruvayoor Devaswom’s Jnanappana
Award for Dr. M. Leelavathi
Sri. Veliyam Bhargavan elected as
State General Secretary, CPI
March
6
Sri. Purushan Kadalundi appointed as
Secretary, Kerala Sahithya Academy
Finance Minister presented State Budget
March
9
Film director Sri. P. K. Joseph passed
away
March
10
Chief Minster inaugurated Oruma Free
Software at Kerala State Electricity
Board
March
11
Swati Puraskaram for Sri. Pandit Jasraj
Started SSLC and Plus Two examinations
March
12
Smt. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa appointed
as Ambassador to the Gulf State of Qatar
March
13
Appan
Thampuran Puraskaram for Sri. Vishnu
Narayanan Namboothiri
March
17
Sri. M. R. Hariharan Nair appointed
as Ombudsman for Local Self-Government
Institutions
Cabinet approval on Pravasi Bill
March
19
Noted actor Sri. Reghuvaran Passed
away
March
20
Smart city gets SEZ status
March
26
Started Kisan Sree Insurance Programme
March
27
Sri.
Reghu Menon appointed as CMD, Air India
March
29
C. V. Kunjumon Foundation Sahithya Puraskaram
for Sri. M. Mukundan
March
31
Poet Sri. Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan
passed away
April
April
1
Started National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme
April
7
J. C. Daniel Puraskaram for Sri. P.
Ramadas
April
8
Kerala State Film Awards declared; M.
G. Sasi’s Adayalangal (Best Film),
Mohal Lal (Best Actor), Meera Jasmin
(Best Actress), M. G. Sasi ( Best Director),
Vijay Yesudas ( Best Singer), Swetha
Mohan( Best Female Singer) and
M. Jayachandran (Best Music Director)
April
19
Kunjunni Puraskaram for Sri. Sippi Pallippuram
April
21
Plasic products of thickness less than
50 micron banned in Kerala
April
22
Sahithya Academy Novel Puraskaram for
Sri. K. Reghunath(Pathira Vankara)
C. G. Santhakumar Award for Smt. Sugathakumari
Sri. Rishi Raj Singh appointed as CBI
Joint Director
April
24
Sri. P. J. Kurien Congress Chief Whip
in Rajyasabha
April
26
Bahadur Puraskaram for Sri. Sreenivasan
April
27
Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan inaugurated
the Ramakkalmedu Windmill Project
April
28
Muttathu Varkey Sahithya Puraskaram
for Sri. Sukumaran
KPAC Award for P. Susheela
April
30
The President inaugurated Niyamasabha
Golden Jubilee Valedictory function
April
31
Cabinet
approval for Paloli Committee Report
May
May
1
President inaugurated R. Shankar’s
Birth Anniversary Celebrations
May
2
Ex-Minister Sri. C. M. Sundaram passed
away
May
5
Sri. E. Madhavan appointed Ombudsman,
RBI of Kerala and Lakshadweep
May
6
The Kerala High Court declared as void
the election of CPI(M) candidate
Sri. M.J. Jacob from the Piravom Assembly
constituency
May
7
Procedures for waiving loans upto Rs.25000
has started in Wayanad district
May
9
Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory
(NPOL) received DRDO’s Agni Award
May
12
K. V. Jayaraghavan Nair Award for Sri.
Parameshwaran Nair (Kerala Kaumudi)
May
13
SSLC examination results published
Sri. C. J. Kuttappan appointed Chairman,
Kerala Folklore Academy
Smt. Tessy Thomas appointed Project
Director, Guided Missile Project,
India
May
15
Higher Secondary Examination results
published.
Congress leader and former Union Minister
Sri. Henry Austin passed away
May
18
Chief Minister inaugurated Kayamkulam
Fishing Harbour
May
27
Sri. K. Raghavan Nambiar appointed as
Vice Chairman , Sangeetha Nataka Academy
May
30
Ullur Award for Sri. Yusuf Ali Kecheri
and Idasseri Award for Smt. B. Sandhya
(Neelakkoduveliyude Kavalkkari)
May
31
Decision on establishing IT Parks at
Alappuzha, Thrissur and Kannur
Cabinet approval for Intellectual Property
Rights
Decision on setting up of country's
first aqua park for ornamental fish
production and
marketing at Kadungalloor, near Aluva
June
June
2
Chief Minister laid down the stone
for Swaraj Bhavan for Local Self Government
Tom Yas Puraskaram for Kovilan
June
3
Sri.
Jayalal appointed as Deputy Director,
Akashvani
June
4
Chief Minister laid down the stone for
International Convention Centre Complex,
Akkulam
June
6
Joseph
Kaimapparamban Award for Sri. V. Harshakumar
June
8
H.
H. Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bai Thampuratti
passed away
June
10
Chief
Minister inaugurated Kerala State
Medical Services Corporation
National Film Awards announced
June
13
Ksheera
Karshaka Award for Sri. P. K. Sabu
Chief Minister inaugurated Kerala State
Institute of Design
Ex-Minister Sri. Chitharanjan passed
away
Sri. K. S. Krishnan passed away
June
17
Novelist Sri. Ayyaneth passed away
Chief Minister inaugurated M. N. Lakshamveedu
Scheme
June
19
P. N. Panikkar Puraskaram for Sri.
Kalavoor Gopinath
June
20
Chief
Minister laid down the stone for Arthunkal
and Chethi Mini Fishing Harbours
June
23
Fokana
Award for Sri. V. D. Satheesan MLA
June
27
Justice
Cyriac Joseph appointed as Supreme Court
Judge
Wakaf Board Chairman Sri. Panakkad
Sayyid Umarali Sihab Thangal
July
10
Sri.
R. S. Gavai sworn in as Governor,
Kerala
Minimum bus charge raised to Rs. 4.00
July
12
Kamukara Puraskaram for Sri. P. B.
Sreenivasan
July
13
Chief Minister inaugurated 1000 Vegetable
Village Scheme
July
15
Chief
Minister inaugurated Civil Station
at Kudappanakkunnu
July
25
Chief Minister launched scheme to
get interest-free loans from cooperative
banks for
paddy farmers
July
26
Famous singer Smt. Santha P. Nair passed
away
July
27
Decided to implement Aam Admi Bhim
Yojana in Kerala, a centrally funded
insurance
scheme
Decided to start IT Divisions in all
public sector undertakings
Sri. V. S. Achuthanandan inaugurated
the distribution of Pravasi Identity
Card at IMS Auditorium, Mankada, Malappuram
District
July
28
Decided to start Electronic Media
Division as part of Information and
Public Relations Department
July
29
Malayattur Puraskaram for Sri. K. P.
Ramanunni
August
August
2
Former Additional Chief Secretary
Sri. Thomas P. George passed away
August
5
Consent
from Union Ministry for International
Vizhinjam Harbour and Container Transshipment
Terminal
August
8
Malayala Sahithya Magazine’s
Chief Editor Sri. P. Kumar passed
away
August
9
Nehru Trophy for Karichal Chundan
August
12
O.
Chandu Menon Award for Sri. M. Mukundan
August
14
S.
L. Puraskaram for Smt. Nilambur Ayisha
August
16
Kathakali
artiste Sri. Oyur Kochu Govindha Pillai
passed away
Guruvayurappan Puraskaram for Mohiniyattom
artist Smt. Kalamandalam Sathyabhama
August
18
Sri. A. K. Narayanan took over the
position of President, Consumer Fed
August
22
Ramanujan fellowship of Ministry of
Science and Technology for Sri. C.
P. Rajendran
(Centre for Earth Science Studies)
August
30
Novelist Sri. N. N. Pisharadi passed
away
September
September
3
Procedures for reservation for forward
class graduate and PG students of
financially backward
Sri. P. Govinda Pillai, Sri. M. N.
Sathya Das, Dr. T. Anitha Kumari and
Sri. M. Raghavan honored with Awards
instituted by Institute of Languages
Websites for all ministers inaugurated
by Chief Minister
September
4
High Court’ ordered to take
over the charge of Abhaya Case by
CBI (Kerala)
September
8
Chief Minister inaugurated Thakazhi
Bridge
Sri. Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan passed
away
September
10
Centre
for Development of Imaging Technology
(C-dit) has been selected as the
Content Service Provider for official
web portal of India
September
14
Sri.
M. Madhavan Nair took charge as Secretary,
Civil Aviation
Science-literary writer Sri. Konniyur
Narendranath deceased
September
22
Thunjathezhuthachan
Puraskaram for Akkitham
September
23
Asan Kavitha Puraskaram for Sri. Puthussery
Ramachandran
Well known astrologist Sri. Sulapani
Varier passed away
September
27
Sri.
C. P. Balan Vaidyar passed away
Ramu Karyat Award for Karakulam Chandran
September
30
Government decided to celebrate October
13 State Sports Day
Kerala Social security Mission launched
October
October
3
Former
Vice Chancellor of University of Kerala
Dr. B. Iqbal appointed as Chairman,
Pollution Control Board
October
5
State
level inauguration of land distribution
for landless held in Kannur
Vallathol Award for Dr. Puthusseri
Ramachandran
October
7
State
Grandha Sala Sangham Award for Sri.
P. Govinda Pillai and P. N. Panikkar
Award for Sri. C. R. Achuthan Nair
Kuttanad Prosperity Council formed
October
9
Vayalar Award for Sri. M. P. Veerendra
Kumar
October
11
Dr. Ambedkar Media Award for Sri.
Jayan Komath
October
12
Canonization of St. Alphonsa held in
Vatican
October
15
Cabinet approval for Organic farming
October
16
Niravu-2008, an exhibition of agriculture
products held in Thrissur
October
20
Kerala Cultural Forum’s Sathyan
Award for actor Sri. Jagathi Sreekumar
October
22
Chandrayaan I successfully launched
October
23
R. Sankaranarayanan Thampi Award for
former M. P. Sri. P. Viswambharan
Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for
Smt. Kavitha Krishnamurthy
October
29
Cabinet approval for the execution of
Fishermen Debt Relief Commission
October
30
Additional Advocate General Sri. Venganur
K. Chandra Sekharan Nair passed away
November
November
2
Famous Carnatic Musician Sri. Mavelikkara
Prabhakara Varma passed away
