Events in the year 2014 in Kerala.
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Incumbents
editGovernors of Kerala - Nikhil Kumar (till March), Sheila Dikshit (March - August), P. Sathasivam (from September)
Events
editJanuary - May
edit- February 15 - P. K. Kunhalikutty inaugurates Cyberpark, Kozhikode, the first IT park in Malabar region.[1]
- March 6 - 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 11 - Kerala Police takes case against Gail Tredwell, Indiavision etc. for allegations against Mata Amritanandamayi Math.
- April 21 - Sabarinath, the main accused in the multi-crore Total 4 U scam, who went absconding on bail surrendered before Judicial Magistrate Court, Thiruvananthapuram.[3]
- May 5 - APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University established through an ordinance.[4]
- May 27 - Professional football club, Kerala Blasters FC established.
- May - Operation Kubera launched by Kerala Police to contain illegal money lending business in Kerala.
June - December
edit- June 10 - 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.[5]
- June 13 - 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.[6]
- July 25 - Kerala High Court pronounces a verdict that declares eviction and demolishion drive carried out by Special Task Force in Munnar on 2007 as illegal.[7]
- 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.[8]
- November 2 - Kiss of Love protest at Marine Drive, Kochi.[9]
- November - Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan) formed by a split in Communist Marxist Party.[10]
Deaths
edit- December 25 - N. L. Balakrishnan, 72, Actor
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cyberpark at Kozhikode to be inaugurated on Saturday". BusinessLine. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Binduraj, J. (April 15, 2014). "Kerala man now lives with a third heart". India Today. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". 2014-10-29. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "RSP factions merge in Kerala, UDF numbers rise to 75". www.business-standard.com. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "'Clean campus-Safe campus' drive against drug abuse in Kerala". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Demolition of Munnar resorts in 2007 'illegal', rules high court". The Times of India. 2014-07-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Kerala holidaymakers left high and dry as India's wettest state bans alcohol". the Guardian. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "The 'Kiss of Love' campaign". The Times of India. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "CMP Split Now Formal". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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