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{{Year in Kerala}}

Events in the year '''2006''' in '''Kerala'''.

== Incumbents ==

[[List of governors of Kerala|Governors of Kerala]] - [[R.L. Bhatia]]

[[List of chief ministers of Kerala|Chief ministers of Kerala]] - [[Oommen Chandy]] (until May), [[V. S. Achuthanandan]] (starting in May)

== Events ==

* 7 January – [[K. G. Balakrishnan]] inaugurates [[National University of Advanced Legal Studies]].
* 28 January - [[AIR Manjeri FM]] commence broadcasting as Dreamz FM.
* 11 February - [[Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal]], [[Chief Justice of India]] inaugurates the new building of [[Kerala High Court]].
* 25 February –
** A nun named Ancy Varghese aged 28 found dead in a well adjacent to the Bethany Monastery, [[Perunad]], [[Ranni, Kerala|Ranni]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nun found dead in a well – NCHRO|url=https://www.nchro.org/index.php/2006/02/26/nun-found-dead-in-a-well/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118202741/https://www.nchro.org/index.php/2006/02/26/nun-found-dead-in-a-well/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 18, 2021|access-date=2022-01-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
** A span of [[Chavara Thekkumbhagom|Dalavapuram - Pallikodi Bridge]] under construction collapsed into [[Ashtamudi Lake]].
* 3 March – Twin blasts near [[Kozhikode]] bus stand in [[Mavoor Road]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 27, 2022|first=Rickson|last=Oommen|title=Kerala HC acquits Nazeer, others in Kozhikode twin blasts case|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kerala-hc-acquits-nazeer-others-in-kozhikode-twin-blasts-case-1905208-2022-01-27|access-date=2022-01-27|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
* 22 April – First phase of [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]..
* 29 April – Second phase of [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]].
* 1 July - [[Government of Kerala]] gives [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India|RTO codes]] to various Sub-RTO's resulting taking total number of RTO codes in state to KL-60 and new registrations starting from KL-19.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From KL 01 to KL 79: the registration numbers and places in Kerala |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/business/2020/05/15/vehicle-registration-kerala-number-plates.html |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=OnManorama}}</ref>
* 23 July - [[Tantri case]] involving [[Sabarimala Temple]] priest Kantararu Mohanararu.
* 27 July – [[Chikungunya]] outbreak detected at [[Alappuzha district]]. The state is seeing an outbreak after 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-10-07|title='Chikungunya in Kerala after 30 years'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chikungunya-in-kerala-after-30-years/story-GgOzYT2KEURsyCTUaPTyuK.html|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
* 3 August - Sexual harassment allegations against [[P. J. Joseph]] for misbehaving with a co-passenger Lakshmi Gopakumar in a Chennai - Kochi [[Kingfisher Airlines]] flight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radhakrishnan |first=M. G. |date=2006-09-18 |title=Kerala minister resigns after woman accuses him of misbehaving with her in aircraft |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/20060918-kerala-minister-resigns-after-charges-of-sexual-misconduct-782384-2006-09-17 |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
* 15 August - Five youth arrested near [[Panayikulam]] for allegedly organising is a secret meeting of [[Students' Islamic Movement of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ameerudheen |first=T. A. |date=2019-05-14 |title='Why did media print fake stories about us?': Kerala men cleared of terror charges after 13 years |url=https://scroll.in/article/922779/kerala-men-acquitted-terror-charges-after-13-years-ask-why-did-media-print-fake-stories-about-us |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 18 August - The first digital movie in [[Malayalam cinema]], [[Moonnamathoral]] released.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-12-10 |title=The Hindu : Kerala / Thrissur News : Digital movie in Malayalam released |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/19/stories/2006081901860200.htm |access-date=2024-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210045041/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/19/stories/2006081901860200.htm |archive-date=2006-12-10 }}</ref>
*3 September - a group of friends from Manjummel [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]] went to explore the [[Guna Caves|Guna cave]] as one among them named [[Guna Caves rescue|Subhash fell into the hole]]. Later he was rescued through huge efforts, mainly by his friend Siju David and locals with the support of police. In 2008 Siju was awarded [[Jeevan Raksha Padak]] for his Bravery and based on this incident [[Manjummel Boys|Manjummel boys]] was released in 2024.
*4 September - Minister [[P. J. Joseph]] resigns from [[Achuthanandan ministry]] following allegations of misconduct.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-21 |title=Landing in trouble |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30210964.ece |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Scaria |first=Joe A. |date=2009-05-11 |title=Joseph acquitted in misbehaviour case |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/joseph-acquitted-in-misbehaviour-case/articleshow/4510004.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-12-16 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
* 14 November - [[Salem railway division]] created by bifurcation of [[Palakkad railway division]]. The division reduced route km under [[Palakkad railway division|Palakkad]] from 1757 km to 578 km and brought a significant fall in revenue.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Radhakrishnan|first=S. Anil|date=2014-06-02|title=Kerala rail zone in lieu of two truncated divisions|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-rail-zone-in-lieu-of-two-truncated-divisions/article6072911.ece|access-date=2022-01-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Deaths ==

* May 27 - [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]], 62, actor
* July 18 [[V. P. Sathyan]], 41, [[association football|football]] player
* October 19 - [[Srividya]], 53, actress.
* December 9 - [[Theetta Rappai]], 67, competitive eater.

== See also ==

* [[History of Kerala]]
* [[2006 in India]]

== References ==
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[[Category:2000s in Kerala]]

2006 in Kerala - Revision history

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