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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Year in Kerala}}Events in the year '''1996''' in the Indian state of '''Kerala'''.<br />
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== Incumbents ==<br />
[[List of governors of Kerala|'''Governors of Kerala''']] -<br />
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* [[P. Shiv Shankar]] till April.<br />
* [[Khurshed Alam Khan]] since May.<br />
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[[List of chief ministers of Kerala|'''Chief ministers of Kerala''']] – <br />
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* [[A.K. Antony]] till May 9.<br />
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* [[E.K. Nayanar]] from May 20.<br />
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== Events ==<br />
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* 16 January - [[Suryanelli rape case]]<br />
* 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toy gun, a hostage and elusive justice |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/kerala-palakkad-district-collector-taken-hostage-using-toy-gun/cid/1855097 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
* 1 April - [[Second Antony ministry|AK Antony government]] bans [[Arrack]] in [[Kerala]] and shuts down 5600 country liquor shops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A.K. Antony announces ban on country liquor shops |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19951231-ak-antony-announces-ban-on-country-liquor-shops-808142-1995-12-30 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
* 17 August - [[Third Nayanar ministry|EK Nayanar government]] begins implementation of [[People's Planning in Kerala]], which effectively [[Decentralization|decentralize]] nearly 35% of state budget to [[Local government in India|Local self government bodies]].<br />
* 17 September - The first [[Mobile phone]] conversation in [[Kerala]] taken place at [[Ernakulam]] between [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]] and Vice Admiral AR Tandon on an [[Vodafone Idea|Escotel mobile]] network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=25 years since first mobile phone call was made in Kerala |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/escotel-thakazhi-tandon-phone-call-kamala-surayya-1.6010038 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref><br />
* 4 October - A pro-[[Maoism|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.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maoist group holds collector hostage with fake weapons to withdraw Tribal Bill |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19961031-maoist-group-holds-collector-hostage-with-fake-weapons-to-withdraw-tribal-bill-834038-1996-10-30 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Priya |first=Lakshmi |title=Ex-IAS officer held hostage by Ayyankalipada speaks on the film Pada and its politics |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/ex-ias-officer-held-hostage-ayyankalipada-speaks-film-pada-and-its-politics-162679 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Deaths ==<br />
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* 23 September - [[Silk Smitha]], 36, actress.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[History of Kerala]]<br />
* [[1996 in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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