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{{Year in Kerala}}

Events in the year '''2016''' in '''Kerala''', India.

== Incumbents ==
[[List of governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]] - [[P. Sathasivam]]

[[List of chief ministers of Kerala|Chief minister of Kerala]] - [[Oommen Chandy]] (till May), [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] (from May)

== Events ==

* January 19 - Former [[Ambassador]] [[T. P. Sreenivasan]] assaulted by [[Students' Federation of India]] workers at Global Education Summit venue in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-30 |title=Kerala: CPM student activists assault former diplomat T P Sreenivasan |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kerala-former-diplomat-t-p-sreenivasan-attacked-by-sfi-activists/ |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* February 17 - [[Kerala Police]] launched Cumbersome project. A smart policing and cyber policing initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala police Cyberdome wins laurels in cyber security |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/districts/thiruvananthapuram/2018/06/23/kerala-police-cyberdome-wins-laurels-cyber-security.html |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref>
* February 29 - [[Kerala Police]] arrests promoters of ''mPhone,'' Anto Augustine and Josekutty Augustine before launch on count of ''Mango Phone Scam.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=John |first=Haritha |date=2016-03-01 |title=Explained: The what and why of Kerala’s rotten Mango phone scam |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/explained-what-and-why-kerala-s-rotten-mango-phone-scam-39644 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-02 |title=Owners of Kerela's Mango brand and mPhone arrested on charges of fraud |url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/owners-of-kerelas-mango-brand-and-mphone-arrested-on-charges-of-fraud-3677975.html |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>
* March 9 -
** Radical [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic]] groups protests attacks and imposes online boycott on [[Mathrubhumi]] following a mention of [[Prophet]] in a column named ''AppTalks.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Devasia|first=T. K.|title=Despite apology, Kerala's Mathrubhumi newspaper faces online boycott drive from radical Muslim groups|url=http://scroll.in/article/804918/despite-apology-keralas-mathrubhumi-newspaper-faces-online-boycott-drive-from-radical-muslim-groups|access-date=2022-01-23|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
** [[Janadhipathya Kerala Congress]] formed through a split from the [[Kerala Congress (M)]].
* April 10 - [[Puttingal temple fire]]
* April 28 - [[Jisha murder case]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-12 |title=What is Jisha rape and murder case? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/what-is-jisha-rape-and-murder-case-kerala-4979065/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* May 16 - [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]
* June 15 - A terror outfit that supports [[Al-Qaeda]] carried out low intensity [[Improvised explosive device]] blasts in [[Collectorate]], [[Kollam]].<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-11-07 |title=Kollam Collectorate blast: Kerala court sentences three to life term |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kollam-collectorate-blast-kerala-court-sentences-three-to-life-term/article68840710.ece |access-date=2024-11-08 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* June - Allegations of illegal land conversion around [[Kannur Medical College, Anjarakandy]]. Vigilance enquiry on transfer of 300 acre land belonging to Cinnamon Estate from its owners to [[Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya]] and [[Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar]] to Prestige Trust that runs AIC.<ref>{{Cite news|title=QVR: Anjarakandy estate transactions fraudulent|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/qvr-anjarakandy-estate-transactions-fraudulent/articleshow/52775477.cms|work=The Times of India|date=2016-06-16|access-date=2026-01-31|issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=land status of kannur Medical College under a cloud|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/land-status-of-kannur-medical-college-under-a-cloud/articleshow/63636532.cms|work=The Times of India|date=2018-04-06|access-date=2026-01-31|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* November 7 - [[Pulimurugan]] became the first Malayalam movie to cross [[100 Crore Club|100 crore]] in box office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pulimurugan entered 100 crore club |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Pulimurugan-hits-historic-100/article16191608.ecefor-violating-the-rules/articleshow/82054941.cms |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Deaths ==

* January 25 - [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)]], 50
* March 6 - [[Kalabhavan Mani]], 45, actor.
* March 24 - [[V. D. Rajappan]], 72, actor.
* March 25 - Jishnu Raghavan, 37, actor.

== See also ==

* [[History of Kerala]]
* [[2016 in India]]

== References ==
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[[Category:2010s in Kerala]]

2016 in Kerala - Revision history

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